Bank cashier shot dead; Rs 2 lakh looted in Delhi

New Delhi: The cashier of a bank was shot dead, and three were injured after some unidentified people entered the bank in Dwarka on Friday and fled with Rs 2 lakh, police said.

Police were informed about a firing in a Corporation bank branch in Khaira Village at 3.45 pm, they said.

Six people entered the bank for committing dacoity and fired on the cashier Santosh Kumar. He was taken to hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said.

The police said about six armed criminals with their faces masked, came on two motorcycles, barged into the bank and snatched the security guard's rifle threatening the bank employees brandishing their weapons in the air.

However, Santosh Kumar, the cashier, resisted the attempt and was shot dead.