Vijayapura, Sep 17
The daylight bank robbery reported from Vijayapura district in Karnataka has raised law and order concerns in the state.
Commenting on the incident, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Wednesday that he has directed the police to take preventive measures to avoid such incidents in the future.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the robbers made away with Rs 1 crore in cash and 20 kilograms of gold articles from the bank.
At around 6 p.m., the gang of robbers entered the bank. Meanwhile, two robbers waited outside, while the others tied the hands and legs of the staff and customers inside the bank before committing the robbery. The age of robbers is expected to be between 20 to 30 years.
The police have taken up further investigations.