Three people were arrested in connection with the ₹7.11 crore daylight robbery from an ATM cash refill van in Bangalore. Among those arrested were a police constable from the Govindarajanagar police station, a former employee of CMS, and the person in charge of the cash refill vehicle, Singh said.
Police seize ₹5.7 crore in Bangalore ATM cash refill van Robbery case
In addition to the arrests, ₹5.76 crore of the stolen money has also been recovered, the commissioner mentioned. Investigators made a significant breakthrough in the case on Friday after finding clues suggesting a possible insider link. This led to the detention of a police officer and another individual.
The constable and a former employee of CMS Info System Limited, the company responsible for managing the cash refill vans, were taken in for questioning, according to a Times Now report. The former CMS employee had recently resigned and had developed close ties with the accused constable, investigators noted.
What helps police to arrest robbers ?
One important clue was the mobile tower data from the site of the robbery. By analyzing the active mobile numbers in the area, police discovered that the constable and the former CMS employee had called each other multiple times during the heist.
Further investigation into their call records revealed consistent communication between the two leading up to the crime. Another key lead was the getaway vehicle used by the suspects, which was found abandoned near Tirupati in Chittoor district.
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