On Friday, a group of robbers futile effort to loot a bank went in vain as the alarm went off in time. A futile attempt was made to loot a private bank at Annur near here in the early hours on Friday, the police said. A police patrol on the morning rounds heard an alarm going off from the bank and noticed the window grill of the building broken open.

The patrol alerted senior police officials and the bank manager who immediately rushed to the spot, the police said. The robbers entered the bank through the window but failed to break open the locker. They fled when the alarm went off, the police said.