Wardha, Jan. 13 -- Unidentified thieves looted cash worth Rs 23 lakh from a Bank of India branch in Selu taluka of Maharashtra's Wardha district after breaking into the premises late at night, police said on Tuesday.
The incident came to light on Tuesday morning when a bank employee arrived to open the branch and noticed a broken window.
The branch manager was immediately informed, following which the police rushed to the spot and began an investigation.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that the thieves had disabled the bank's CCTV surveillance system by spraying a substance on the cameras and cutting the external wiring.
They then broke a large window to gain entry into the building and decamped with cash kept inside the bank.
The robbery...