A four-member gang managed to rob Rs. 18 lakh from a Bank of Baroda branch located on the outskirts of Chennai on Monday.
According to police, the gang members were in the 25-35 year age bracket and came to the bank in the afternoon, posing as customers. .
Robbers completed the `operation` in 15 minutes. Walking into the bank situated on the first floor of a commercial block on the IT Corridor lined by software companies, two of the four men took out guns and asked the 10 employees and some customers to move to one side. They walked up to the cashier, collected the money and walked away so nonchalantly that the security guard downstairs said he saw nothing unusual.
Holding the bank cashier at gun-point, the gang members took the cash and escaped after locking the outer door.