Bengaluru: Thieves pose as officials, loot ₹7.11 crore from ATM cash van in daylight heist
Bengaluru: In a shocking incident of daylight robbery, a gang of miscreants intercepted a cash transport vehicle and made off with ₹7.11 crore in the heart of Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident occurred near Ashoka Pillar while a Cash Management Services (CMS) vehicle was en route to replenish ATMs.
According to preliminary reports, the van was transporting cash collected from the HDFC Bank branch in JP Nagar.
The robbers, who arrived in an Innova car, intercepted the cash van and posed as officials from the Tax Department. Claiming they needed to verify documents related to the cash being transported, they managed to gain control of the vehicle.
The gang reportedly drove the van, along with the CMS staff inside, from Ashoka Pillar to Dairy Circle. Upon reaching Dairy Circle, they forced the staff out of the vehicle and fled the scene with the cash.
Officers from the Suddaguntepalya Police Station arrived at the scene shortly after the incident was reported. An investigation is currently underway, and police are analyzing CCTV footage from the route to identify the perpetrators.
Money Heist in Bengaluru
— Deepak Bopanna (@dpkBopanna) November 19, 2025
Robbers posing as Govt officials intercepted a CMS ATM cash loading vehicle allegedly claiming "verification", transferred about 7 crore into their Innova, left the staff & vehicle near a flyover, and escaped. A citywide search is underway. pic.twitter.com/sGb0IpgcXF
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Jarkiholi is my colleague, don’t see us as enemies: DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stated that Satish Jarkiholi and he are colleagues and not enemies.
Speaking to presspersons here, Shivakumar questioned the media for portraying tension between the two leaders. “It is true that Satish Jarkiholi and I met at a wedding last night. We discussed the state and the party. Satish Jarkiholi and I are colleagues. Why do you see us as enemies?” he asked.
Shivakumar was responding to queries near the new Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) office on Thursday.
When asked about Jarkiholi’s visit, he said, “We attend cabinet meetings in the afternoon, we meet for dinner, we meet for breakfast in the morning; these interactions are normal. In politics, friendship, relationships, and closeness always exist.”
He added, “Now, M.B. Patil and I spoke for about an hour about how to attract investors to the state, how Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are competing with us. A global conference will be held in Telangana soon, and we discussed how Karnataka should compete at the global level. It is natural to discuss the state’s progress this way.”
Speaking about the inauguration of the new KKRDB office, he said, “Businessmen in Karnataka should be respected. Their work should be facilitated, officers’ visits should be convenient, and files should be cleared quickly. The state government has built a new KKRDB office under the leadership of M.B. Patil. They had been in a rented building for so long; now they have their own office. It is close to Vidhana Soudha, bus and railway stations.”
When mediapersons asked about, leader of opposition, R. Ashoka’s comments regarding the Upalokayukta report that allegedly shows 63% corruption in the state, Shivakumar retorted, stating that, “It’s a pity that R. Ashoka doesn’t know the time period the report covers. Let him first read the report. Let him raise the issue in the session, and we will answer there.”
On whether a date has been fixed for the all-party delegation’s visit to Delhi, he said, “We still need to discuss it. The Union Minister said he is busy with the Parliament session, so we postponed the meeting scheduled for December 8. He had written a letter about this. The Prime Minister has a meeting with Prahlad Joshi. Nirmala Sitharaman has to introduce a bill that day. Somanna also said he will not be able to attend. A date will be fixed that is convenient for all of us.”
