Tk 1.5cr stolen from Rupali Bank in Faridpur: 5 held

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UNB, Faridpur :An amount of Tk 1.5 crore was stolen from the vault of Rupali Bank Corporate Branch in Niltuli area of the district town on Sunday.The incident came to light in the morning when the bank staff entered the vault for money and found it open following the two-day weekend.It is initially presumed that an amount of Tk 1.5 crore was stolen from the vault, said a bank employee wishing not to be named.Ashok Kumar Singha Roy, deputy general manager of the bank, said, “We can’t say anything more without investigation. We’ll tell you (journalists) in details later.”Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station Syed Mahsinul Haque said police suspected that more than Tk 1.5 crore was stolen from the bank.Meanwhile, three Ansar members and two bank employees were detained for interrogation.

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