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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Elderly woman killed, robbed on outskirts of Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 69-year-old woman was allegedly murdered and robbed of her gold ornaments at her residence on the city’s outskirts while her paralysed husband was present, police said Thursday.
The incident occurred on Pete Street in Nelamangala, where Shobha lived with her husband, who is paralysed and bedridden, police said.
For the past decade, she had been the sole caregiver for her husband. The couple had no children and lived a secluded life, according to police.
A video from the scene showed the woman lying in a pool of blood, with her husband beside her on the same bed, they said.
The accused, Shivakumar, a wholesale shop owner who has been arrested in the case, allegedly targeted her to clear a debt of Rs 8 lakh, police said.
The crime came to light on Wednesday evening when her husband’s physiotherapist arrived for a scheduled session. Upon finding Shobha’s lifeless body in a pool of blood, the doctor immediately alerted the local authorities, police officials said.
According to police, at approximately 4 pm on the day of the incident, the accused, Shivakumar, a resident of the same locality, noticed Shobha wearing gold jewellery. He allegedly followed her to her residence with a premeditated plan.
Shivakumar entered the house under the guise of being thirsty, asking Shobha for a glass of water. Once inside, and believing she was alone, he attacked her. When Shobha attempted to resist, the accused allegedly slit her throat, a senior police officer said.
After the murder, Shivakumar fled the scene with more than 100 grams of gold jewellery worn by the victim, police said.
By analysing CCTV footage from the surrounding area, police identified Shivakumar and tracked him down, they added.
