![]() “Their security guards were also overworked, their duty hours extended and they failed to react in the expected manner,” he added. “There was extreme negligence on the company’s part as they had kept a cache of rifles in an almirah that was unlocked and was likely misused by the accused,” said Sidhu. Three more weapons, including 12 bore guns, which belonged to the company, have been found from the abandoned cash van,” said Sidhu. After looting the cash, they dropped both the weapons and fled. They snatched the two weapons of the security guards and used them to threaten the staff. “According to the staff, the robbers were all carrying small swords (kirpans) and other sharp edged weapons. Sidhu added that prima facie, they had found gross negligence on the part of the company as a huge amount of cash was kept outside and not safe inside lockers and cash chests. Police later on Saturday said that they had found the abandoned cash van near Mullanpur on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur road but it had no money inside. ![]() We have asked the company to provide us the cloud storage recordings,” said Sidhu. At least 50 CCTV cameras were installed on the premises. “According to the staff, there were 8-10 robbers, including a woman, who made away with the cash as well as the DVR of CCTV cameras. Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu said that the incident took place between 1 to 2.30 am on Saturday, but the police were informed only at around 7 am. ![]()
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