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No money was robbed from Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch and the money in the bank’s vault remained untouched, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said on Wednesday, a day after the branch was attacked by armed robbers.
Shahnewaz Khaled, special superintendent of police of the CID in Chattogram region, said two CID teams from Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar visited the spot and collected evidence from the branch, Daily Sun reported.
Later, they also counted all money kept in the vault and found those remained untouched, he said.
The vault requires the simultaneous use of two keys to open it. The armed men probably couldn't access the vault due to their failure in this regard, said the CID official.
Two branches of Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank were attacked in Thanchi of Bandarban on Wednesday hours after the armed robbers targeted Sonali Bank's Ruma branch.
The incident took place around 12:30 pm, Md Jasim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Thanchi Police Station said but he failed to disclose how much money was looted.
Besides, Thanchi Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Mamun told the local newsmen that the robbers entered Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank branches around 12:30 pm and looted cash from the vaults.
After entering the banks, the robbers seized weapons from the security guards and destroyed all CCTV cameras to eliminate evidence before fleeing the scene.
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