<p>Bengaluru: South Division police have busted the Rs 7.11-Crore ATM cash van heist reported in the city on Wednesday and arrested six persons, including a police constable and an ex-employee of cash logistics firm. </p><p>The total amount recovered stands at Rs 6.29 crore. About 11 special teams, comprising 200 policemen, were formed to track the suspects, analyse route movements and examine technical evidence. </p><p>Investigation officers said that the heist was marked by significant planning aimed at evading the digital tracking and surveillance systems. They said the tactics were designed to create a “digital vacuum,” leaving no recoverable electronic trail.</p><p>The arrested are Annappa Naik, a constable attached to Govindapura police station, J Xavier, an ex-employee of cash logistics firm Info Systems and Gopal Prasad alias Gopi, a fleet manager of the logistic firm. Towards late evening on Saturday, three of their associates Ravi, Naveen, and Nelson were detained in Hyderabad. All are aged between 30 to 38 years. All six are from Bengaluru. </p>.Bengaluru: 8 arrested for kidnapping four call centre employees in Koramangala.<p>Recalling when the incident happened, City police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, said on Saturday, that at 1.20 pm on November 19, CMS Info Systems reported that their van carrying Rs 7.11 crore was allegedly stopped near DJ Halli by men impersonating RBI officers. Preliminary information suggested a route ambush and a clean getaway.</p><p>However, investigators later established that the robbery occurred earlier — at 12.48 pm — along the Ashoka Pillar–Jayanagar–Dairy Circle corridor. The gang intercepted the vehicle, forced open the rear compartment, grabbed multiple cash boxes, and abandoned the van around 1.16 pm before dispersing in different vehicles. </p><p><strong>Cracked within a record time</strong></p><p>Siddapura police registered a case of armed dacoity and what appeared to be a meticulously planned, near-perfect insider-assisted robbery, has been cracked within a record time. The gang intercepted the cash van and took two security personnel in their Innova car on the pretext of inquiry, while another accused boarded the cash van and asked the driver to drive towards Dairy Circle flyover. He later stopped the van near the flyover, took the cash box at gunpoint and escaped, while the other accused dropped the security guards and cash custodian on the way and fled from the scene to join the other accused with the cash box.</p><p>Within 24 hours, police had identified the suspects and the vehicles used in the heist. The gang is estimated to comprise about 9 to 11 members involved in planning, execution, and movement of the stolen cash. The gang after reaching Kuppam near Chittoor, they abandoned their Innova vehicle and threw away cash boxes after emptying them. They loaded the stolen money in gunny bags and a suitcase in a WagonR car to escape towards Tamil Nadu. Singh, while congratulating the team and announcing a cash reward of ₹5 lakh for the team, further said that teams are continuing efforts to trace the remaining 6-7 accused in multiple states to recover the balance amount while three key accused are now in custody to continue the investigation. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: South Division police have busted the Rs 7.11-Crore ATM cash van heist reported in the city on Wednesday and arrested six persons, including a police constable and an ex-employee of cash logistics firm. </p><p>The total amount recovered stands at Rs 6.29 crore. About 11 special teams, comprising 200 policemen, were formed to track the suspects, analyse route movements and examine technical evidence. </p><p>Investigation officers said that the heist was marked by significant planning aimed at evading the digital tracking and surveillance systems. They said the tactics were designed to create a “digital vacuum,” leaving no recoverable electronic trail.</p><p>The arrested are Annappa Naik, a constable attached to Govindapura police station, J Xavier, an ex-employee of cash logistics firm Info Systems and Gopal Prasad alias Gopi, a fleet manager of the logistic firm. Towards late evening on Saturday, three of their associates Ravi, Naveen, and Nelson were detained in Hyderabad. All are aged between 30 to 38 years. All six are from Bengaluru. </p>.Bengaluru: 8 arrested for kidnapping four call centre employees in Koramangala.<p>Recalling when the incident happened, City police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, said on Saturday, that at 1.20 pm on November 19, CMS Info Systems reported that their van carrying Rs 7.11 crore was allegedly stopped near DJ Halli by men impersonating RBI officers. Preliminary information suggested a route ambush and a clean getaway.</p><p>However, investigators later established that the robbery occurred earlier — at 12.48 pm — along the Ashoka Pillar–Jayanagar–Dairy Circle corridor. The gang intercepted the vehicle, forced open the rear compartment, grabbed multiple cash boxes, and abandoned the van around 1.16 pm before dispersing in different vehicles. </p><p><strong>Cracked within a record time</strong></p><p>Siddapura police registered a case of armed dacoity and what appeared to be a meticulously planned, near-perfect insider-assisted robbery, has been cracked within a record time. The gang intercepted the cash van and took two security personnel in their Innova car on the pretext of inquiry, while another accused boarded the cash van and asked the driver to drive towards Dairy Circle flyover. He later stopped the van near the flyover, took the cash box at gunpoint and escaped, while the other accused dropped the security guards and cash custodian on the way and fled from the scene to join the other accused with the cash box.</p><p>Within 24 hours, police had identified the suspects and the vehicles used in the heist. The gang is estimated to comprise about 9 to 11 members involved in planning, execution, and movement of the stolen cash. The gang after reaching Kuppam near Chittoor, they abandoned their Innova vehicle and threw away cash boxes after emptying them. They loaded the stolen money in gunny bags and a suitcase in a WagonR car to escape towards Tamil Nadu. Singh, while congratulating the team and announcing a cash reward of ₹5 lakh for the team, further said that teams are continuing efforts to trace the remaining 6-7 accused in multiple states to recover the balance amount while three key accused are now in custody to continue the investigation. </p>