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Armed Men Allegedly Loot Rs 20 Lakhs from SBI Branch in Churachandpur District
Armed Men Allegedly Loot Rs 20 Lakhs from SBI Branch in Churachandpur District
Ukhrul: Unidentified armed men have allegedly looted Rs 20 lakhs from a State Bank of India branch in Churachandpur district. However, the exact amount is yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report.
Reliable sources confirmed that at around 2 pm on Thursday, unidentified armed men entered and looted from the K Salbung branch of State Bank of India in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, marking the fourth loot incident in the whole of Manipur ever since the outbreak of ethnic violence in the state.
Banks in the district has seen few other such bank loots in the past. A SBI branch in Churachandpur was allegedly looted of approximately Rs 1.15 crore on September 4, 2020 in broad daylight.
Another Axis Bank branch in Churachandpur located at Teddim Road and Thangzam Road’s junction was found looted on July 10, 2023. Sources had said that over Rs 1 crore in cash and a huge quantity of gold was found looted on the opening day of the bank on July 10 with the front door of the bank lock found intact.
It may be mentioned that a Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Ukhrul headquarters was allegedly looted of Rs 18.85 crore by at least 10 unidentified armed men on November 30, 2023.” The entire episode of the PNB bank loot in Viewland bazaar in Ukhrul was recorded on CCTV, making it one of the biggest brazen bank heists in Manipur state’s history.
Bobosana Singh
What else can you expect in the area controlled by looters, habitual liars and drug smugglers among others. Everyone should understand and try to eliminate this virus affecting our society.
Bunker 51@Greater Mizoram
Still not satisfied biting more than you can chew? Haven’t you all been trying to annihilate us but failed miserably starting top from your supremo pabung- communal war monger Biren since the past one year?? You should all instead channel your remaining energy to control all the mayhems created by your own UGs, Meirapaibis, Arambai tengols, etc among yourself before your self destruction.