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Crime
Guna: ₹17 Lakh Looted in Broad Daylight Market Attack
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 08 Jul 2026, 04:46 PM
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Three unidentified assailants sprayed a substance in a man's eyes and fled with a bag containing ₹17 lakh in Guna. The victim was on his way to deposit cash from three firms into a bank.
In a brazen daylight robbery, three motorcycle-borne criminals targeted a man in Guna, making off with ₹17 lakh. The incident occurred near the Rapti bridge on Hat Road on Tuesday morning.
The victim was reportedly carrying cash from three different firms to deposit at a bank when the assailants intercepted him. They allegedly sprayed a substance, believed to be chili powder or a similar irritant, into his eyes to incapacitate him before snatching the bag containing the money.
Following the robbery, the three perpetrators escaped from the scene. Local police have launched a search operation, reviewing CCTV footage from the area and establishing checkpoints (nakabandi) in an attempt to apprehend the suspects and recover the stolen cash.
The victim was reportedly carrying cash from three different firms to deposit at a bank when the assailants intercepted him. They allegedly sprayed a substance, believed to be chili powder or a similar irritant, into his eyes to incapacitate him before snatching the bag containing the money.
Following the robbery, the three perpetrators escaped from the scene. Local police have launched a search operation, reviewing CCTV footage from the area and establishing checkpoints (nakabandi) in an attempt to apprehend the suspects and recover the stolen cash.