Jalandhar, April 7 -- Two masked miscreants looted Rs.6 lakh from a Punjab National Bank branch on Mithapur Road in broad daylight on Monday.

The incident happened around 2:30pm when one of the two robbers entered the bank premises and held the woman cashier at gunpoint before fleeing with cash on a scooter.

Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Manpreet Singh Dhillon said the incident was recorded on the CCTV cameras.

"The footage of which has been procured by the cops. The bank officials told the police that the masked man targeted the woman cashier and held her at gunpoint. They asked her to give all the cash available in the cabin," Dhillon said.

Police said the accused managed to flee with his accomplice, who was waiting outside th...