Chandigarh, Jan. 28 -- A robber posing as a policeman looted around Rs.14 lakh from the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) cash branch located at the Sector 17 bus stand complex early on Tuesday, despite a police post being housed in the same building.

The CTU cash branch is situated on the first floor of the Sector 17 bus stand. As per police, around 4 am, a youth wearing a police uniform reached the branch. Seeing him in uniform, the security guard on duty, Gaurav, 23, a resident of Balongi in Mohali and a native of Uttarakhand, got scared.

The accused told the guard that illegal activities were going on in the cash branch and that he had come for checking. Under pressure, Gaurav opened the door of the cash branch. Once inside, th...