Shahjahanpur,

16 July (HS): Three people, including a minor, were captured here after police

disrupted a bank robbery attempt early Wednesday, officials said. The incident

occurred at a Punjab National Bank branch on the Shahjahanpur-Jalalabad road

near Kant police station, according to Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi.

The suspects broke into a bank branch and attempted to access a locker when

they were detained, according to SP. Shankar (24) and Ichharam (23) were the

arrested suspects. Police also detained

a 16-year-old child. They were also

found in possession of a firearm. Dwivedi said that the trio targeted the

bank's main entrance, destroying cameras before breaking the shutter's lock to

gain access. Once inside, two of them

attempted to break into a locker thought to hold cash, while one accomplice

kept guard outside.

Our

police patrol patrols this route on a daily basis, and the station house

officer (SHO) passed by approximately 3 a.m. today, according to the official. He

saw some weird activity outside the bank and found a person waiting there. When the police found the bank's shutter

open, they went inside and caught two people who were attempting to access the

locker, he said.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi