Bengaluru: Arrest of three accused in ₹7.11 crore robbery case, ₹5.76 crore recovered
Information from the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner
Bengaluru: Three accused involved in the robbery of ₹7.11 crore being transported for loading into ATM machines have been arrested by the Bengaluru South Division police.
Ravi, a supervisor with CMS Securities Custodian Vehicle, former employee Xavier, and Annappa Naik, a constable of Govindapura Police Station, have been arrested. An amount of ₹5.76 crore has been recovered from them. The arrests were made within 54 hours of the case being reported. According to the police, a total of six to eight people may have been involved in the crime. Search operations for the remaining accused are underway, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said at a press conference today.
Three months of planning
The accused had been planning the robbery for the past three months and had identified the location for the crime about 15 days in advance. On 19 November, around 12:48 pm, they arrived in a car with a fake number plate along the Ashoka Pillar–Jayanagar–Dairy Circle route. They intercepted the custodian vehicle, claimed to be RBI regulatory officials, and forced the security staff and custodian staff to get down. Another accused then sat inside the custodian vehicle and instructed the driver to move towards Dairy Circle, the Commissioner said.
The accused then forced the security and custodian staff into their car, seized their mobile phones, and dropped them near NIMHANS before fleeing. By the time the police received reliable information on the incident, about an hour and a half had passed. The investigation was challenging as the accused avoided areas with CCTV cameras, did not use mobile phones, and the robbed currency notes were not in serial order, the Commissioner added.
Once information on the incident was received, SPs of border districts of Bengaluru and police officials of neighbouring states were alerted. Eleven teams comprising around 200 officers and staff, under the guidance of two Joint Commissioners and led by two DCPs, were deployed to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. The three accused were subsequently arrested.
Cash reward announced
A total of ₹5.76 crore hidden in locations across the outskirts of Bengaluru and other areas has been recovered. Search operations for the remaining accused continue. A cash reward of ₹5 lakh has been announced for the investigation team, Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
Lapses on part of the security agency
As per RBI regulations, the cash-carrying vehicle must have a driver, two security personnel, and two custodian staff. The custodian vehicle must not repeatedly use the same route or schedule. Employees must be trained in cash-handling protocols, background checks must be conducted, and any employee dismissed by the custodian company must be reported to the police.
However, certain lapses have been found on the part of CMS Securities. A report will be sent to the Reserve Bank of India, the Commissioner added.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
