Kathmandu, August 6: Five masked men today robbed the SBI Bank of Nepal, a joint venture bank established by State Bank of India, in Damak of Jhapa, about 500 meter east of Kathmandu and fled with about 3 million rupees.

According to police, five masked men came in a van with Indian registered number and looted cash from the counter of the bank at gunpoint. Police did not say how much money the robbers took away from the bank. But bank officials claimed that robbers took away about 3 million rupees.

Police immediately reached the spot but the robbers had already fled when the police reached there. Police chased the robbers and finally caught two of them in the jungle of Sukhani with a pistol, revolver, an India vehicle and 3,98,000 rupees cash, said police inspector in Damak Lal Mani Acharya.

Those who were arrested were identified as Bhai Bhai Kuki and Syamphu Kuki of Champaran, Bihar of India. A security guard of the bank has sustained injury by the attack of robbers. Other details are not known.