(a) the State-wise, number of bank dacoities reported during each of the last three years;
(b) the amount involved in these cases;
(c) whether a dacoity of Rs.two crore and one lakh took place recently from ICICI bank and RBI located at Parliament Street, New Delhi;
(d) the details thereof and action taken by the Government against the persons found guilty in this incident; and
(e) the steps taken by Government to prevent such incidents in near future ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL)
(a) & (b): Statement showing state-wise number of bank robberies/dacoities which took place during the last 3 years including the amount involved in such cases is given at Annexure
(c) & (d): ICICI Bank has reported that they had arrangements with M/s Brinks Arya (P) Ltd for transportation /movement of bank`s cash. On 23rd July 2001 the van after withdrawing of Rs 2.01 crores from RBI was high jacked at gunpoint by two of the employees of M/s Brinks Arya (P) Ltd who after looting the cash abandoned the van at Delhi-Gurgaon border. M/s Brinks Arya (P) Ltd as well as the ICICI bank has lodged complaints with Delhi Police.
(e): Security measures implemented by the public sector banks are reviewed at the State Level Security Committee Meetings held periodically by the Regional Directors of RBI. Banks have classified their branches depending on the risk factors involved and posted Armed Guards and installed anti burglary/robbery devices wherever necessary.
Annexure
Statement showing Statewise number of bank robberies/dacoities took place during the last three years.
(Amt. in lakhs of Rs.) /
Name of the State 1998 1999 2000 No. Amt. No. Amt. No. Amt.
Andhra Pradesh 2 9.25 - - 3 55.99 Assam 10 16.75 2 0.61 5 21.27 Arunachal Pradesh - - - - - - Bihar 32 152.31 40 141.85 41 131.01 Chandigarh - - - - - - Delhi 1 0.75 1 2.00 1 13.19 Gujarat - - - - 1 21.42 Goa - - - - - - Haryana 3 18.42 4 16.22 1 0.91 Himachal Pradesh 1 3.22 1 2.00 3 4.50 Jammu & Kashmir - - - - - - Karnataka 1 1.20 2 1.27 1 2.50 Kerala - - 1 10.00 - - Maharashtra 6 65.98 5 17.78 4 21.17 Madhya Pradesh 3 7.85 6 21.55 3 1.79 Manipur - - - - - Meghalaya 1 10.00 1 13.60 4 9.15 Mizoram - - - - 1 5.12 Nagaland 1 182.00 - - 1 23.00 Orissa 3 24.20 5 25.29 6 30.23 Punjab - - - - 1 1.97 Rajasthan - - 1 0.22 - - Sikkim - - - - - - Tamilnadu 1 10.47 - - - - Tripura - - - - - - Uttar Pradesh 18 105.62 21 33.35 19 152.82 Uttaranchal - - - - - - West Bengal 4 10.46 15 54.58 17 73.52 Jharkhand - - - - - - Chattisgarh - - - - - -
Total / 87 618.48 105 340.32 112 569.56