Hyderabad:
After taking pictures the guard of an ATM money car in Karnataka’s Bidar on Thursday afternoon and escaping with Rs 93 lakh in money, two robbers opened hearth at one other particular person in Hyderabad hours later.
The most recent sufferer, who works as a supervisor at a personal journey agency, sustained accidents and is present process therapy at a hospital. An alert has been sounded in the whole metropolis and efforts are underway to arrest the accused, the police added.
The incident came about at Afzal Gunj space when the robbers had been getting ready to board a bus to journey to Raipur.
Sources stated the 2 males arrived in Hyderabad on a motorbike after committing the homicide and theft in Bidar after which visited a personal journey company’s workplace to ebook tickets for a bus to Raipur.
The company’s proprietor, Rais Ahmad, advised reporters that the 2 males visited his workplace between 3pm and 4pm.
“One in every of them launched himself as Amit Kumar. Their bus was scheduled to depart at round 7pm. We often examine baggage if we discover something suspicious. When our supervisor, Jahangir, requested them to open their bag, the accused took out a number of bundles of notes and tried to bribe him. When Jahangir insisted on seeing the contents of the bag, the accused opened hearth at him and subsequently escaped,” Mr Ahmad stated.
Jahangir underwent a surgical procedure and is recovering in a hospital, he added.
Earlier within the day, the 2 males shot dead an ATM cash vehicle guard and injured one other as they looted Rs 93 lakh from the car in Bidar. The incident came about in entrance of the State Financial institution of India’s (SBI’s) important department within the metropolis, the place the van was parked to reload an ATM.
One of many guards within the car, Giri Venkatesh, died on the spot, whereas one other guard, Shivakumar, sustained accidents. Docs stated that Shivakumar is in a important situation.
Earlier than opening hearth, the robbers threw chilli powder on the guards, police stated. Though native residents raised an alarm, threw stones at them, and tried to catch them, the robbers managed to flee.