New Delhi: A gang stormed into a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Varachha with arms on Tuesday, April 28. The robbery unfolded at around 1 pm in the Lmabe Hanuman area and resulted in the robbery of Rs 52 lakh.
Upon receiving the information, police arrived at the scene, and according to the preliminary investigation, five robbers with arms entered the branch.
There were six employees and six customers present at that time; the robbers seized the mobile phones of all 12 people and forced them into a corner. No chance was given to any person to raise the alarm.
Robbers emptied the cash reserves and took Rs 52 lakh before fleeing from the scene. Out of Rs 52 lakh, Rs 40 lakh belonged to the cash management company engaged by SBI, and the rest, Rs 12 lakh, was the bank’s own cash.
As per the police, not all suspects were captured on the CCTV cameras.
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🚨 SBI Robbery in Surat: Serious Concern
A daylight robbery has been reported at a @TheOfficialSBI branch in Varachha, Surat, where armed robbers allegedly looted around ₹50 lakh after threatening staff and customers at gunpoint.
Reports suggest the gang disabled the alarm… pic.twitter.com/81G5GFGNbk
— Nitin Tyagi (@iNitinTyagi) April 28, 2026
Additional Commissioners of Police Balram Meena and Karanraj Vaghela arrived at the bank with other officials. They were ordered to form multiple teams and track the accused as soon as possible.
The deputy commissioner of police (DCP Zone 1) confirmed that around five robbers entered the branch premises. All robbers spoke in Hindi and fled from the spot on their motorbikes.
The security lapses were exposed after officials began the investigation, as no security guard was present at the time of the robbery. The robbers cut the wire of the emergency siren; no alerts could be raised by any person.
Police also said that five were inside the bank, and others were waiting outside as they kept watch at the entrance of the complex. The search for the accused is underway by the officials.