A 28-year-old masked man threw chilli powder at bank employees, grabbed ₹ 4.53 lakh in cash, and fled into the street in south Nagpur on Thursday evening, police said.
The incident took place at the State Bank of India (SBI) branch in south Nagpur’s Sakkardara area. Some beat marshals, and the police station’s crime detection team joined the chase and managed to nab the suspect. Investigators are looking into the available evidence to ascertain if Borkar acted alone or had help.
He didn’t get far and police caught him within 30 minutes with the entire stash.
Police said the suspect was identified as Suraj Borkar, a science graduate from Tatoli area of Nagpur’s Bhivapur tehsil. The entire amount was recovered within half an hour, said Ramesh Khune, police in-charge of the Sakkardara police station. Borkar told the police team that he had been jobless and struggling. Police said a case has been registered against Borkar.
