Loot attempt in Union Bank; watchman attacked

Surat, Feb 24 (UNI) A watchman at the ATM centre of the Union Bank was attacked by a few dacoits after an attempt to loot the centre had failed, on Udhna-Magdella Road near South Gujarat University.

According to police, a three-member gang entered the ATM counter of Union Bank and asked the watchman of the bank Kumvarsingh Sriramnath Jathak(35) to hand over the key of the ATM machine room yesterday.

When he resisted, the gang attacked him with wooden poles and escaped from the spot, police said.

The watchman was later admitted to the Civil Hospital with injuries on his head.

Umra police has begun an investigation, sources said.

UNI