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The two accused, who were cousins, allegedly decided to rob a bank to settle a loan. They decided to target the SBI’s Dahisar branch because it did not have a security guard and was close to the railway station, the police said.
According to police, the main accused, Dharmendra Yadav, 21, was the mastermind of the plot and called his cousin Vikas Yadav, 19, from Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh, to Mumbai, and the latter arrived in the city 10 days ago. Dharmendra had already procured a pistol from Bihar for 40,000 and once Vikas had arrived, they went ahead with their plan.
Mumbai: Two cousins held for Dahisar bank robbery
A helper attached with the State Bank of India (SBI) was shot dead by two assailants who barged into an unguarded SBI branch in broad daylight at Dahisar on Wednesday.