4 rob bank at gunpoint

Four assailants today robbed around Rs 12 lakh from a government bank here a by holding its staff and customers hostage at gunpoint, police said. Three of the accused robbed the bank of Rs 12 lakh at gunpoint, while the fourth kept watch, SSP Prashant Kumar said, quoting bank manager Rajiv Kumar who was present at the time of the incident. They fled from the scene after committing the crime, the SSP said, adding, hunt was on for the accused. PTI