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Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS) Commenting on the daylight robbery in Bengaluru, where a gang looted Rs 7.11 crore from a vehicle carrying cash to refill an ATM, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that clues have been found and the accused will be caught; They will not be allowed to escape.
Talking to journalists at Vidhan Soudha on Wednesday, he said that information about depositing money in the ATM was given to the accused.
He said, “Who is responsible for this? Who gave the information about depositing money in the ATM? Now we have a clue whether any of those who deposited the money were involved in it or not. We are taking this matter very seriously.”
He said that such an incident has not happened in broad daylight in Bengaluru. More than Rs 7 crore was stolen. The vehicle number and all other information has been taken. Investigation is ongoing to determine whether the culprits are local or from outside the state.
Regarding the case, he said that some information has been received, but all the details cannot be shared publicly as it may hamper the investigation. “We will definitely catch them,” he repeated.
It is noteworthy that the major incident of robbery took place in broad daylight in Bengaluru, where a gang looted Rs 7.11 crore from a vehicle carrying cash for ATM refilling.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh has issued instructions to keep the city on high alert. Orders have been given to intensify vehicle checking, especially at the city borders, where barricades have been put up to prevent the accused from fleeing Bengaluru.
Two additional police teams and DCP level officers have been assigned to investigate the case. Police also have suspicion on some staff of CMS (Cash Management Services).
The incident occurred near South End Circle, where staff members were preparing to deposit cash in the ATM. At the same time a group of 7-8 people came in an Innova car and clashed with the employees.
According to reports, the gang claimed to be RBI officials and threatened the cash handling team. They forced the gunman and other employees out of the vehicle.
The driver was allegedly lured towards Dairy Circle by the gang. The vehicle was then stopped at the Dairy Circle flyover, where the robbers transferred the cash to their Innova car and fled from the spot.
CMS staff is being interrogated at Siddapur police station.
There were four CMS employees in the vehicle – a driver, two gunmen, and a cash-loading staff member. The fingerprint team has reached the spot.
According to preliminary investigation, the CMS staff had parked their vehicle near the ATM to deposit cash. At the same time, a gang of robbers arrived in an Innova car. He claimed to be from RBI and said he needed to inspect the vehicle.
He made all the staff except the driver sit in his Innova car. Two accused were with the driver in the CMS vehicle, while the rest of the CMS staff were sitting in the Innova. He was taken some distance and then thrown out of the car. The gang transferred the cash from the CMS vehicle to an Innova car on the Dairy Circle flyover.
The gang used fake number plates on the Innova car for the robbery. The number KA 03 NC 8052 was installed on the Innova. Police said that this number actually belongs to a Swift car from Kalyan Nagar.
Employees of the cash refill vehicle reportedly informed the authorities late after the incident, raising suspicion. Questions are being asked as to why the gunmen present did not use their weapons. All these aspects are being investigated in depth.
At present, the driver, two gunmen and the staff member who deposited the cash are being interrogated at Siddapur police station.
City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said, “We will arrest the accused as soon as possible.” There is information that the accused might have fled towards Hosakote via Domlur, Marathahalli and Whitefield areas of Bengaluru.
The robbery was carried out as a well-planned strategy on the busy Dairy Circle flyover. There is very little pedestrian traffic here and vehicles generally pass at high speed. Police said that even if a vehicle stops, it does not raise suspicion.
Additionally, there are no CCTV cameras in this area. It is also difficult for the driver to escape from this place. For all these reasons, the accused deliberately chose the Dairy Circle flyover for the robbery. Police said that information was given to the police 45 minutes to 1 hour after the incident occurred.
–IANS
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