Patiala: A minor boy who turned out to be a thief decamped with Rs 35 lakhs from the main branch of SBI Bank located at Sheranwala Gate in the city on Wednesday at around 11:30 am. The heist was captured on CCTV using which, the police are probing the case. It is revealed that the boy came along with a 25-year-old man and both conducted a recce for around 25 minutes. Reportedly, the bank official kept the money bag behind the cash counter at the time of the incident.
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“The theft took place in the SBI at around 11.35 am today. The bank officials had kept the bag containing around Rs 35 lakhs at a cash counter for depositing in the ATM. We have checked the CCTV footage and a minor boy could be clearly seen running away with the bag,” said a police officer who rushed to the spot after receiving the information about the theft from the bank officials.
