Ludhiana robbery: Armed robbers decamp with Rs 7 crore from security firm’s office

Ludhiana robbery: Armed miscreants robbed a security firm’s office of Rs 7 crore and fled away with a cash van in the wee hours of Saturday. The gang of masked robbers held the security firm’s employees captive in Aman Park area of New Rajguru Nagar.

According to the police, the security firm CMS, which provides services to many banks, operates from its Rajguru Nagar office.

Ludhiana robbery | What happened?

At least ten masked robbers struck at 2.30 a.m., with two barging in through the front door and eight others breaking in through the back door.

The robbers held five employees captive at gunpoint and stole 4 crore from the office and also stole a cash vehicle containing another 3 crore

According to additional deputy commissioner police (ADCP) Shubham Aggarwal, police received information about the incident at 7 am. Following this, the investigating teams rushed to the spot and initiated a probe. Insider’s involvement in the robbery is suspected.

Ludhiana Robbery | Vehicle seized

Special teams were constituted to trace the cash van in which robbers fled the site. Police also scanned the footage recovered from the closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in the area. Following this, the vehicle was traced down to Mullanpur.

Police have also seized two weapons from the abandoned van, however, the cash was missing. 

Ludhiana robbery | Pictures

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