Armed robbery at Muthoot Finance Nashik, One shot dead
According to Nashik police, the manager of the branch was hit on the head and is undergoing treatment.
On Friday, Saju Samuel, a systems administrator, of Muthoot Finance from its regional office in Mumbai had come to resolve some technical issues at Muthoot’s Nashik office. At about 11 am gang of dacoits barged into the office in Untwadi area and carried out an armed robbery, also killing Saju.
According to an official at the head office of Muthoot Finance in Kochi, at the time that the security personnel at the office were opening the doors of a chamber where the gold is stored, a few masked people barged into the office, pushed security inside and locked the door from inside.
“Someone in the office pushed the alarm button. Dacoits came out of the chamber hearing this and started beating up two to three staffers. Seeing this, Saju reacted and tried to intervene. That is when one of the armed robbers took out a gun, fired at him and decamped. Everything took place in a matter of few minutes.
According to Nashik police, the manager of the branch was hit on the head and is undergoing treatment.
Saju Samuel, a native of Mavelikkara in Kerala, has been working with Muthoot Finance for the last three and a half years. He is survived by his wife and an infant. The family was residing in Mumbai.
Saju’s body, which is currently kept at the Nashik Civil Hospital, will be sent to Mumbai for embalming and then to his native.
Saju and his family were members of Church of God (FG) In India Nerul, Navi Mumbai