₹3.5 cr debt drove businessman to bank robbery in Chhindwara:Spent 34 hours cutting locker; triggered blast when police entered

The attempted bank robbery in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, unfolded like a film script. Auto parts businessman Chandraprakash Lokhande, who had been in the trade for 15 years, allegedly turned to bank robbery to repay a ₹3.5 crore debt. After surveying the bank, he entered it on Friday night, taking advantage of a three-day holiday. Using a gas cutter, a hammer, and a chisel, he spent nearly 34 hours trying to break open a locker. When police arrived, he detonated a sutli bomb in an attempt to escape, but was overpowered by Sub-Inspector Narayan Baghel, who caught him despite being injured. Dainik Bhaskar spoke to police and acquaintances to know the full story of how the businessman became a robber. Read the complete report of the robbery See 4 pictures