10-year-old boy steals 10 lakh from bank in just 30 seconds

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10-year-old boy steals 10 lakh from bank in just 30 seconds

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

15.07.2020

Indore: In a bizarre bank theft, a 10-year-old boy walked in and out with Rs 10 lakh in cash in peak hour in Jawad area of MP’s Neemuch district, without any staff or customer having a clue.

CCTV footage shows the child, dressed in rags, walk into the cooperative bank at 11am and enter a cashier’s cubicle. Customers standing in queue in front of the same counter had no idea a theft was on right under their nose. The boy was small enough to be hidden by the desk on the counter.

He swiftly dropped wads of notes into a bag and walked out unchallenged. He was in and out in less than 30 seconds. It’s only when he started sprinting upon reaching the exit that the alarm was raised and a bank guard ran after him.Police have discovered from CCTV footage that the boy was being directed by a man in his 20s, who lingered on inside the bank for around 30 minutes. As soon as he saw a cashier get up from his seat and move into another room, he signalled the minor, who was standing outside. He darted in, stole two wads of Rs 500 notes kept on the counter, and fled.

“The minor was short, so people standing in front of the cash counter couldn't see him stealing the money,” Neemuch SP Manoj Rai said.

Jawad police station incharge OP Mishra said CCTV footage outside the bank shows that the man and boy ran in different directions. “Roadside stall vendors in the area and security guard are being interrogated,” said Mishra.