The script is not stolen from a Bollywood crime thriller, but the panic that was sparked by the daredevil robbers and gripped the Dena Bank at Naroda was no short of a Hollywood revenge story.

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Robbers who gained entry into the bank on Monday evening and set the place on fire after they failed to break the lockers.

The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Service department officials, who were called by locals at around 7.30pm, said four engines were rushed to the bank to control the blaze. However, the burglary attempt came to light on Tuesday morning when the bank security officials found their guns missing and informed the branch manager, Kirit Solanki.

After the CCTV camera footages were scanned, the officials informed police of the burglary attempt. However, the frustration of failing to break the vault led the gang to set the place ablaze. Four computers and important bank documents have been gutted, an official said.

A FAILED ATTEMPT

  • The robbers entered the bank through bathroom ventilators and later on tried to break the vault   
  • The gun of the security staff has also been stolen. However, the cash and valuables are safe