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[h=1]The Great Train Robbery: Cash stolen from consignment of Rs 342 crore on the way to Chennai[/h]CHENNAI: In a daring attempt, unidentified persons managed to gain entry into a coach in running train in which soiled currencies worth Rs 342 crore was being transported from Salem, a western city in Tamil Nadu, to the state's capital Chennai.
The currencies were reportedly belonging to a few public sector banks was being transported in a train from Salem to Chennai to hand over to Reserve Bank of India.
It is not yet clear how much of the currencies were stolen and at which spot the thieves managed to sneak out the cash boxes in the nearly 350 kilometer long journey the train took on Monday night.
According to police sources, the heist came to light only after the Salem Express reached Chennai around 3.55 am on Tuesday. A hole, enough for a person to enter, was found on the top of the railway coach in which currencies were carried in 226 boxes.
Read more at: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cit...-way-to-Chennai/2016/08/09/article3571267.ece
The currencies were reportedly belonging to a few public sector banks was being transported in a train from Salem to Chennai to hand over to Reserve Bank of India.
It is not yet clear how much of the currencies were stolen and at which spot the thieves managed to sneak out the cash boxes in the nearly 350 kilometer long journey the train took on Monday night.
According to police sources, the heist came to light only after the Salem Express reached Chennai around 3.55 am on Tuesday. A hole, enough for a person to enter, was found on the top of the railway coach in which currencies were carried in 226 boxes.
Read more at: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cit...-way-to-Chennai/2016/08/09/article3571267.ece