SBI branch looted in Chhattisgarh

Korba, Chhattisgarh, May 15 (UNI) Three masked youths armed with couple of countrymade guns looted an unspecified amount from the State Bank of India branch in this district's Manikpur at about 1415 hrs today.

''The trio, clad in jeans, used thin towels to cover their features. The bank officials failed to use the alarm and not a single guard was on duty. As the crime took place during peak business hour, the looted amount is yet to be ascertained,'' Superintendent of Police Himanshu Gupta told UNI