Armed robbers shot a bank manager and injured a guard

Armed robbers shot a bank manager and injured a guard while escaping after looting Rs 12 lakh at Milak village in Bhiwani district on Monday afternoon. While manager Ramphal, 55, died on the spot, security guard Dayal Singh sustained a bullet injury in his hand and was rushed to Bhiwani civil hospital. 

Police have registered a case of murder and robbery. "We are collecting evidence and video footage from areas in the vicinity of the crime scene. We have put our crime branch teams on the job to crack the case," said Bhiwani SP Ganga Ram Punia. 

According to information available, Ramphal and Dayal, who were posted at Milak branch of Bhiwani Central Cooperative Bank, had gone to the bank's Bhiwani branch on Monday to bring cash for payments to its customers.

They took a Haryana Roadways bus from Bhiwani and reached the village around 1.15pm. As they started walking towards the bank, two men on a bike came from behind and attacked them. They fired a bullet at Ramphal, who was hit in the head and died on the spot.

The assailants then shot at Dayal and grabbed the bag containing Rs 12 lakh cash from Ramphal lying on the road. They sped away before anybody could react and try to stop them.

A team of police officials, forensic and ballistic experts visited the spot and collected the empty bullet shells. Police sent the manager's body to hospital for post mortem. "We are waiting for the post-mortem report to ascertain the bullet used in the crime," said Punia.