₹9.75L stolen from bank in Kalupur

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Ahmedabad:

02.02.2021

A theft of Rs 9. 75 lakh was reported from the Kalupur branch of Vijaya Bank, now merged with Bank of Baroda. The branch manager, Anil Patel, stated that the theft took place between 5. 30pm on Thursday and 9. 30am on Friday.

Patel stated that that has been the branch manager for the past 18 months. He said the branch is usually opened regularly by the cashier, Hasmukh Patel, in the presence of Class IV employee Bipin Patel. In the evening, the cash is counted and high denominations notes are put in a safe and small denominations are put in a cupboard in same room, the cash room, and the room is locked by Bipin in the presence of the cashier and the manager.

He stated that the keys to the main door are with two Class IV employees, Bipin and Vimal, while the keys to the cash room stay with him and the cashier. He said there are six CCTV cameras, but the data storage responsibility has been given to an external agency.

On Thursday, Rs 1. 61 crore cash was counted and no- tes of Rs 100, 200, 500 and 2,000, worth Rs1. 03 crore were put in the safe. Notes of the Rs 10, 20 and 50 denominations, worth Rs 58. 5 lakh, were kept in the cupboard. The cash room was locked. On Thursday, as usual, the cash room and the branch were locked.

He stated that on Friday morning he got call a call from Vimal, saying that someone had broken the lock on the main door. He stated that when they entered the bank, they found the cash room door open and the door of the cupboard was bent from the middle. Later, when the cash was counted, Rs 9. 75 lakh in notes of Rs 50 was missing.