VASCO
A pre-dawn burglary attempt at a bank in Vasco was foiled after an alert patrol team caught a 50-year-old man red-handed around the premises in the early hours of Monday.
At around 4 am, a Vasco police team on night patrol near the Vasco Railway Station heard suspicious sounds from the rear side of a branch of Bank of India, close to the ‘Eater Den’ restaurant. On checking the spot, the team noticed a man clinging to the window grills at the back of the bank.
The suspect, later identified as Rayappa Channappa Shriraganvi (50), a resident of Varunapuri-Vasco and a native of Belagavi, attempted to flee on seeing the police, but was intercepted and overpowered.
A search of his bag led to the recovery of a red torch wrapped in black insulation tape and an hacksaw, allegedly intended for cutting through barriers.
During questioning, Shriraganvi admitted that he was attempting to break into the bank to commit theft.
Police stated that heightened surveillance had been maintained around banking institutions in Vasco following a similar attempted theft reported in January 2026. The intensified patrolling proved crucial in preventing the latest bid.
Vasco police have registered an offence. under Sections 62 and 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Plato Carvalho of Vasco police station under the supervision of PI Vaibhav Naik and guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
