One of the two robbers, a former manager of the ICICI Bank branch in Virar, was caught by locals
MUMBAI: A manager of an ICICI Bank branch in Virar (east) was killed and a cashier seriously wounded when they were slashed in the neck while resisting two robbers who were trying to escape with cash and gold from the lockers on Thursday evening.
Both victims are women. Locals nabbed one of the robbers, a former manager of the bank and currently working as a manager in another private sector bank in Naigaon, and handed him over to the police.
Police said the robbers struck at the bank, located close to Virar railway station, around 8pm. The manager, Yogita Vartak, and cashier, Sweta Devrukh, were inside the bank with shutters half down. The other staffers had left for the day around 7.30pm, said Virar police inspector Suresh Warade. An officer at the crime scene said the manager and cashier were winding up when the duo barged into the bank, which is located on the ground floor.