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    Bank robbery foiled as security alarm goes off

    Unidentified persons attempted to rob a branch of a nationalised bank near Potheri in Kancheepuram district on Thursday night. However, their plan was foiled after an alert from security alarm device. The robbery attempt took place at the SBI branch in Thailavaram near Potheri.

    Bank robbery foiled as security alarm goes off
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    On early Thursday, two men wearing black coloured dress tried to open the lock of the shutter using a duplicate key. 

    When they were trying to break in, the emergency alarm went off and residents nearby stated rushed to the bank. Noticing that the people are gathering the two men escaped on a two-wheeler. Bank manager Senthilnathan has filed a complaint. 

    This comes after two bank robberies in Chennai, in which burglars broke Indian Overseas Bank branch at Virugambakkam in March and stole Rs 30 lakh and a man stole Rs 6 lakh from Indian bank at Indiranagar at gunpoint recently.

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