Hyderabad: A Canara Bank branch at Masaipet of Medak district was robbed early on Tuesday morning and the culprits stole properties and cash worth nearly Rs 1 crore.
The thieves had dug a hole behind the wall and took away cash and gold ornaments from the lockers, and six computers.
They had smashed the CCTV cameras before entering the locker room.
The theft came to light when officials opened the bank in the morning.
As per bank officials, three to five kg pledged gold and Rs 15 lakh cash was robbed.
They are, however, yet to reach an exact assessment.
Medak police said that the Canara Bank branch at Masaipet of Medak district must have been robbed by 2 am, and the gang had used a gas cutter and drills to dig the hole and damage the grills and lockers.
No security guard was present at the bank when the burglars struck.
“The burglars seem to be highly professional; they used machines to break the grills and make a hole to get into the building. After getting into the bank, they broke each CCTV camera located on the way to the locker room. Four of them were smashed, and the monitors were taken away. At the entry point of the strong room, they broke the grill and lock using gas cutters. Inside, they broke open five lockers in which pledged gold were kept,” said Mr N. Venkateswaralu.
Police are trying to retrieve the CCTV footages from the broken storage devices, which were left behind by the burglars.
Neighbours did not hear anything. At around 10 am on Tuesday, when the officials opened the bank, they found the missing computers and broken strong room doors.
A police team and dog squad reached the spot and conducted an inspection.
“We have started a probe after booking a case. Teams have been formed to hunt down the perpetrators,” said Chenguta Police Inspector Mr A. Nadiswar. Cops are also investigating the possibility of an insider’s involvement in the robbery.
