Man Killed in Encounter Tamil Nadu Alive!

One of the gunned down robbers involved in Bank Robberies a couple of days ago in Chennai was found to be alive and there seems to be inaccuracies in the Police version of the encounter.

There were no signs of forced entry by the Police in the premises.

Slain Robber being carried in a stretcher.

 

Two bullet marks were found in the window at the same height!

The TV which was in the direct line fire was undamaged.

While gunning down may be questioned I feel that the law Enforcement authorities might have had sufficient information of the Robbers before shooting them down in what seems to be a well prepared move.

Hope the Policemen got their information correct.

The NHRC should also look into the facts of the case before jumping the gun by going to the Press and calling for a CBI enquiry.

This will paralyse the Law Enforcing Agencies.

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After a lull in 2011, the first case of death in police encounter returned with a bang on Thursday with the Chennai Police gunning down five men suspected to be involved in two bank robberies.

Suspects getting killed in encounters at the hands of the Tamil Nadu police is not uncommon and there have been many in recent years, including those involving the death of dreaded forest brigand Veerappan in 2004, Al-Umma activist Imam Ali and his associates in Bangalore and some Maoist cadres.

Though human rights activists raise a hue and cry in every such case and there have been judicial enquiries, statistics reveal an average of four encounter deaths each year since 2006. Thursday’s case is unique as it is the largest encounter in terms of the number of people killed.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article2925423.ece

“The National Human Rights Commission on Friday, Feb 24 issued notices to Tamil Nadu Director General of Police and Chennai District Magistrate seeking detailed report of the encounter and questioned the authenticity of the same, where Tamil Nadu police shot dead five people suspected to be involved in robberies at two suburban bank branches on Feb 22 late night.Moreover, the Bihar government also asked Tamil Nadu government to probe the killing of the five.According to a Headlines Today report,…

The Bihar government on Friday, Feb 24 demanded Tamil Nadu to probe the killing of five men, including four from Bihar, who were shot dead Tamil Nadu police suspected to be involved in robberies at two suburban bank branches on Feb 22 late night.

Reacting to the matter, Bihar Animal Husbandry Minister Griraj Singh said that the state government has taken up the issue seriously and asked the Tamil Nadu government to inquire into the killings.

http://news.oneindia.in/2012/02/24/bihar-demands-tamil-nadu-to-probe-the-encounter.html

 

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• Bihar CM questions TN encounter, demands probe (ibnlive.in.com)

Banks, Jewellery Robberies Tamil Nadu.Inside Information?

Spate of bank and Jewel Robberies have been on in Tamil Nadu. What is common in these cases is that these robberies took place in day light, excepting in the Jewellers at Thiruppur where robbers decamped with thirty-eight kilos of Gold by drilling a hole in the ventilator and where the CCTVs were either not installed or switched off. In the case of one bank in Chennai,no CCTV was installed and in another the process for buying one system was in progress. In the jeweller’s shop the CCTV is switched off in the night(these guys need their head examined)

It seems the Robbers had inside information about the banks and in the case of the Jewellers might have the information from the Security on them being switched off in the night.

It is also possible the Vendor of the CCTV might have leaked information on the orders pending.

Police might look into this angle as well.

“Did the men who pulled off Monday’s bank heist at Keelkattalai use fake guns to scare staff and customers? Investigators say the robber who opened fire at the bank could have used a replica pistol, because no bullet was recovered from the spot and it caused minimal damage .

Police officers suspect that the same gang was responsible for the January 23 bank robbery at the Perungudi branch of the Bank Of Baroda, from which they looted Rs 19 lakh. Investigators probing that case said the robbers could have used fake firearms in that incident too.

With high quality replica firearms and air pistols easily available in the city, no one will know for certain unless the the culprits are caught. Some fake pistols sold in toy shops are such good copies that even an expert would not be able to differentiate one from real firearm unless he holds it in his hand, an investigator said. Unlike regular handguns, fake weapons leave no evidence, making it harder for police to collect clues.

In the robbery on Monday, five men walked into the Keelkattalai branch of the Indian Overseas Bank and looted Rs 14 lakh at gunpoint. “At least one of the robbers used a toy gun or an air pistol. The dome of a light bulb that he fired at did not shatter but was only damaged,” an investigating officer said. If people in the bank had realised that it was a toy gun, he said, they could have overpowered the criminals. “

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Fake-pistol-theory-blows-case-wide-open-for-investigators/articleshow/11986178.cms

“The daring robbery at an Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) branch in Keelkattalai on Monday was committed by the same gang that made away with Rs 19 lakh from a bank branch in Perungudi on January 23, investigation officers have confirmed. A sum of Rs 14 lakh was taken away in the latest incident after the staff and customers were herded into the strongroom at gunpoint.

Based on the information provided by officials and customers at the IOB branch, crime records bureau officials have generated sketches of the suspects. “They match to a large extent with the portraits of the suspects in the Perungudi heist,” joint commissioner of police (south zone) K P Shanmuga Rajeswaran said. “

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Same-gang-behind-two-bank-hold-ups/articleshow/11986193.cms

 

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• Bank failed to install CCTV (thehindu.com)
• Bank staff worried, account holders angry (thehindu.com)

Thieves dig 100 feet tunnel to rob a Bank,Video.

Buenos Aires: Hundreds of angry customers lined up outside a Buenos Aires bank after the news broke of a bold break-in. Police say thieves dug a tunnel into the bank and stole from nearly 140 safe deposit boxes.

“No, no, I thought that the bank was really safe, especially that part of the bank, but it is clear that if they entered from down below the place must not be secure,” said one of the bank clients.

The prosecutor said the thieves rented the neighbouring building to the bank in June. The tunnel they dug included lighting, ventilation and reinforcement.

 

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/thieves-dig-100-foot-tunnel-into-bank-in-argentina-77153?cp

 

Follow the link for video.

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/thieves-dig-100-foot-tunnel-into-bank/185656