Thieves decamp with 59 kg gold from Canara Bank Mangoli branch in Karnataka
Vijayapura (Karnataka), Jun 2 (PTI): Thieves struck rich by decamping with 59 kg of gold from the Mangoli branch of Canara Bank here recently, a senior police officer said on Monday.
The gold was deposited by people who took loans from the bank, Vijayapura Superintendent of Police Laxman B Nimbargi told reporters here.
He briefed about the incident after the bank officials arrived at the conclusion that 59 kg of gold was stolen.
According to him, on May 26, the Canara Bank Mangoli branch manager lodged a complaint.
He said the staff locked the bank on May 23 evening. On May 24 and 25 (fourth Saturday and Sunday), the bank was closed.
On May 26, when the peon returned to clean the branch, he noticed the shutter locks were cut. Immediately, the police were informed.
"After inspection, it was found that the thieves had sneaked into the bank and stole the booty. Bank officials have evaluated the booty and found that 59 kg of gold had been stolen. The gold was deposited with the bank against gold loan," Nimbargi said.
Eight teams have been formed to investigate the case, he added.
Police suspect that the theft would have happened on the intervening night of May 24 and 25.
"An investigation is in progress. We will soon arrest the accused and take the case to its logical end," the police officer said.
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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
