<p>The City police on Friday claimed to have cracked the Rs 44-lakh ATM cash heist. <br /><br /></p>.<div>Five people, including four brothers, were arrested by officers from the City’s North Division on Friday. Though another suspect is still on the run, police recovered Rs 27 lakh in cash, an SUV and two knives used in the robbery. <br /><br /></div>.<div>The arrested have been identified as Javid Pasha, 25, a private car driver and a resident of KR Puram, Jamshid Pasha, 33, a car driver attached to Infosys and a resident of Govindapura, Mujahid Pasha, 21, an electrician from Seethalli village in Malur taluk; Sikandar Pasha, 21, a farmer from Seethalli and Raghavendra Reddy alias Chandrashekhar, 32, a call centre car driver and resident of Marathalli. Raghavendra was a friend of the four Pasha brothers. All are natives of Seethalli village in Kolar district. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Elaborate plan<br /><br /></div>.<div>Through media reports and travel agencies, the suspects became aware of the security lapses in the money-ferrying operation conducted by CMS Security Agency. <br /><br /></div>.<div> The men met at Javid Pasha’s house on July 3 and hatched a conspiracy to steal the money. As part of the plan, a Tata Sumo was stolen from the front lot of the Mphasis software company and its number plate replaced by counterfeit numbers. <br /><br /></div>.<div>The men then purchased two knives and gum tapes and secured two bikes with fake number plates. Aware that Encash Tours and Travels of J C Nagar was using vehicles on behalf of CMS Security, the suspects managed to win the confidence of the travel agency owners and attached the stolen Tata Sumo to the company, according to investigating police officers. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Both CMS and Encash Tours and Travels failed to verify the backgrounds of the suspects. The companies also failed to check the Tata Sumo’s number plate, driving licences and other documents. Police said a key link in the case was the replacement driver who reported for duty on July 27. “He became the prime suspect,” said City Police Commissioner B G Jyothiprakash Mirji. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Raghavendra Reddy, the earlier driver, having worked on July 25 and 26, sent Sikandar Pasha on July 27 as the replacement driver, police said. Sikandar gave his name in the register as Shivaji alias Shivaraj. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Sikanadar drove the Sumo on its rounds, while his brothers followed in two bikes. They intercepted the Sumo at Ramachandrapura Road around 3.30 pm. Threatening the CMS gunman and cash custodians at knifepoint, the suspects then allegedly covered their mouths with gum tape. Then driving towards Hoskote, the suspects released the CMS men near the Eucalyptus grove at Hoskote and fled with Rs 44 lakh.<br /><br /></div>.<div>DCP (North) H S Revanna, who headed the investigating team, said the police had a tough time tracing the suspects. Morever, as the suspects had not used cellphones, police found it difficult to identify their locations on the day of the heist. Revanna said police had questioned nearly 25 people employed at CMS and the travel agency. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Mirji laid the blame for the theft on CMS. “The negligence of CMS Security Agency’s handling of the money led to the incident. We are contemplating action against the agency for the violation of all the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India. We will also take action against Encash Tours and Travels of JP Nagar who operate vehicles on behalf of CMS, as they were also responsible for the incident,” he said. </div>.<div>Raghavendra Reddy was allegedly involved in a dacoity attempt in Subramanaypura a year ago, while Sikandar and Mujahid were said to have been part of an attempted murder case in Masthi police limits in Kolar in 2009, Mirji added.<br /><br /></div>.<div>The stolen money belonged to State Bank of India’s St Mark’s Road Branch. <br /><br />Mobile shop burgled<br /><br /></div>.<div>A mobile showroom on Gandhi Bazaar Main Road was burgled Thursday night. </div>.<div>As Srinivas, owner of the New Mass Mobile Showroom, found the main shutter broken and the shop almost emptied on Friday morning. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Police sources said the footages of the CCTV cameras at the shop showed four men entering the shop and making away with all the high-end cellphone sets in the shop. The police said 320 high-end cellphones worth about Rs 30 lakh have been stolen. Srinivas is yet to furnish details of the estimated worth of the goods stolen. </div>
<p>The City police on Friday claimed to have cracked the Rs 44-lakh ATM cash heist. <br /><br /></p>.<div>Five people, including four brothers, were arrested by officers from the City’s North Division on Friday. Though another suspect is still on the run, police recovered Rs 27 lakh in cash, an SUV and two knives used in the robbery. <br /><br /></div>.<div>The arrested have been identified as Javid Pasha, 25, a private car driver and a resident of KR Puram, Jamshid Pasha, 33, a car driver attached to Infosys and a resident of Govindapura, Mujahid Pasha, 21, an electrician from Seethalli village in Malur taluk; Sikandar Pasha, 21, a farmer from Seethalli and Raghavendra Reddy alias Chandrashekhar, 32, a call centre car driver and resident of Marathalli. Raghavendra was a friend of the four Pasha brothers. All are natives of Seethalli village in Kolar district. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Elaborate plan<br /><br /></div>.<div>Through media reports and travel agencies, the suspects became aware of the security lapses in the money-ferrying operation conducted by CMS Security Agency. <br /><br /></div>.<div> The men met at Javid Pasha’s house on July 3 and hatched a conspiracy to steal the money. As part of the plan, a Tata Sumo was stolen from the front lot of the Mphasis software company and its number plate replaced by counterfeit numbers. <br /><br /></div>.<div>The men then purchased two knives and gum tapes and secured two bikes with fake number plates. Aware that Encash Tours and Travels of J C Nagar was using vehicles on behalf of CMS Security, the suspects managed to win the confidence of the travel agency owners and attached the stolen Tata Sumo to the company, according to investigating police officers. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Both CMS and Encash Tours and Travels failed to verify the backgrounds of the suspects. The companies also failed to check the Tata Sumo’s number plate, driving licences and other documents. Police said a key link in the case was the replacement driver who reported for duty on July 27. “He became the prime suspect,” said City Police Commissioner B G Jyothiprakash Mirji. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Raghavendra Reddy, the earlier driver, having worked on July 25 and 26, sent Sikandar Pasha on July 27 as the replacement driver, police said. Sikandar gave his name in the register as Shivaji alias Shivaraj. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Sikanadar drove the Sumo on its rounds, while his brothers followed in two bikes. They intercepted the Sumo at Ramachandrapura Road around 3.30 pm. Threatening the CMS gunman and cash custodians at knifepoint, the suspects then allegedly covered their mouths with gum tape. Then driving towards Hoskote, the suspects released the CMS men near the Eucalyptus grove at Hoskote and fled with Rs 44 lakh.<br /><br /></div>.<div>DCP (North) H S Revanna, who headed the investigating team, said the police had a tough time tracing the suspects. Morever, as the suspects had not used cellphones, police found it difficult to identify their locations on the day of the heist. Revanna said police had questioned nearly 25 people employed at CMS and the travel agency. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Mirji laid the blame for the theft on CMS. “The negligence of CMS Security Agency’s handling of the money led to the incident. We are contemplating action against the agency for the violation of all the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India. We will also take action against Encash Tours and Travels of JP Nagar who operate vehicles on behalf of CMS, as they were also responsible for the incident,” he said. </div>.<div>Raghavendra Reddy was allegedly involved in a dacoity attempt in Subramanaypura a year ago, while Sikandar and Mujahid were said to have been part of an attempted murder case in Masthi police limits in Kolar in 2009, Mirji added.<br /><br /></div>.<div>The stolen money belonged to State Bank of India’s St Mark’s Road Branch. <br /><br />Mobile shop burgled<br /><br /></div>.<div>A mobile showroom on Gandhi Bazaar Main Road was burgled Thursday night. </div>.<div>As Srinivas, owner of the New Mass Mobile Showroom, found the main shutter broken and the shop almost emptied on Friday morning. <br /><br /></div>.<div>Police sources said the footages of the CCTV cameras at the shop showed four men entering the shop and making away with all the high-end cellphone sets in the shop. The police said 320 high-end cellphones worth about Rs 30 lakh have been stolen. Srinivas is yet to furnish details of the estimated worth of the goods stolen. </div>
