Private bank looted in Jaipur

Three masked robbers today allegedly looted Rs3.85 lakh cash at gun-point from a private cooperative bank in Khatipura area here, police said.

Robbers, who struck at the Rajlaxmi Cooperative Bank this afternoon, also snatched away gold chain of a woman clerk before fleeing on a motorcycle, Inspector-General of Police BL Soni said.

They used two country-made pistols to terrorise the employees, the officer said, adding the armed guard of the bank was in toilet when the incident occurred. All check posts on Delhi-Jaipur, Jaipur-Ajmer, and Jaipur-Kota have been alerted to nab them, he said.