Kerala has become a target and operation centre of interstate criminals. Recent robbery occurred in a Gamin Bank in Malappuram district is a pointer to this scenario. 

The planning, organized movements, using maximum resources, and intelligence of this crime are something different from the history of bank robberies in Kerala. So far Police have found no breakthroughs in their investigation. The robbers have left nothing at the spot for a clue. Even Police can not digest such a perfect execution by the criminals. 

"The robbers took away gold and money worth approximately seven crores from Chelembra South Malabar Gramin Bank". This was the primary statement of the bank authorities after the robbery. Top police personnel rushed to the spot. Director General of Police (DGP) also visited the spot and released a sample picture of the defaulter owing to the magnitude of the crime. He told presspersons that he was confident in the investigation and the culprits would be booked soon. Police had some important clues on this regard - DGP said.

While considering the organized nature and well-planned operation, the criminals may have a wide link, possibly an interstate racket. 

They had spent money, hired a shop, used transport and human resources and technical equipment to complete their pre-planned operation. First they arranged a shop on rental basis. For this they paid certain amount as initial payment. After some days they put a name board outside the shop announcing the repair of the shop. 

The bank is situated on the top floor of the same building as the shop. On the pretext of the shop repair, they started their operation step by step. They had by then understood in great detail nature of the bank's location. They made a big hole from ground floor shop roof and entered into the room. They might have used gas cutters and sophisticated equipment to do this. From Saturday evening to Sunday night they finished their operation and took away the ornaments and money from the strong room. 

Police suspect the involvement of outside criminals in this plot. This happened after a long day’s home work and cunning moves. After the news broke out many customers came in group in front of the bank. The bank officials have given conformity that all the investments (both gold and cash) were under insurance security and investors or gold loan customers would be compensated. 

Many asks how safe are our banks? When robbers are planning new ideas, bank authorities are worried about the security of the money and precious metals of the public. Without a serious improvement in prevailing practices of securing their valuable possessions, customers will lose trust in the banking system in Kerala.
 

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