Police have got leads in Rs 7 cr heist, says Home Minister Parameshwara
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said the police have secured some important leads in the Rs seven crore heist and assured that the culprits would be arrested soon.
Addressing reporters here, Parameshwara said, "We have got some important leads in the robbery case. I cannot disclose it now because it will alert them. We will catch them very soon."
Responding to the opposition criticism over the delay in nabbing the accused, the minister said, "We are a responsible government. We will catch them, we will not leave them."
He added that he would list out all the crimes that had occurred during the previous BJP regime.
Unidentified men allegedly posing as RBI officials intercepted a ATM cash van here and decamped with about Rs seven crore on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when the vehicle was transporting cash from a bank branch in JP Nagar.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a group of men arrived in a car carrying a Government of India sticker and stopped the cash vehicle, claiming that they wanted to verify documents.
The suspects then forced the van's staff into their car along with cash.
They allegedly drove towards Dairy Circle where they dropped the staff and sped away with the cash which is estimated to be about Rs seven crore, they said.
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Former India hockey coach Michael Nobbs dies
Melbourne (PTI): Former Australian hockey player Michael Nobbs, who coached the Indian men's team at the 2012 London Olympics, has died after a prolonged illness.
He was 72 years old and is survived by his wife Lee Capes, a former Australian women's international and daughter Kaitlin, who is a current Hockeyroos star.
"Hockey Australia extends its deepest condolences to Michael’s family, friends, former teammates, players and all those whose lives and careers were shaped by his contribution to hockey. He will be remembered as a proud Kookaburra, a respected professional, and a servant of the sport," Hockey Australia said in a statement.
Nobbs represented Australia as a defender, playing across the half-back line and at fullback, and was renowned for his reliability, fitness and professionalism. He earned 76 international caps for Australia between 1979 and 1985, scoring one goal, and was a member of one of the strongest eras in Australian men’s hockey, said Hockey Australia on its website in its tribute.
Nobbs was an integral part of the Australian teams that competed at the 1981 Hockey World Cup in Bombay and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
While part of a generation widely regarded as one of Australia’s finest, he consistently held his place through hard work, discipline and trust earned from teammates and coaches, Hockey Australia wrote.
Nobbs took over the coaching of the Indian men's team in 2011 after it had failed to qualify for the Beijing Games in 2008. While India were brilliant in the qualifiers, the team finished last at the London extravaganza which also expedited the Australian coach's sacking.
Apart from India, Nobbs also coached Japan.
