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Bengaluru ATM Heist: Three Arrested, ₹5.7 Crore Recovered Within 50 Hours

Investigators say call records point to an insider link.

Overview

  • Police arrested a serving constable, a former CMS employee and the cash-van in-charge after questioning more than 30 people.
  • About ₹5.7–₹5.76 crore of the ₹7.11 crore stolen was recovered, and efforts continue to trace the remaining cash.
  • The gang allegedly posed as RBI officials to halt the CMS vehicle, forced staff into their car with cash boxes, and later left them near Dairy Circle.
  • Officials say the robbery was planned over roughly three months, with routes chosen to avoid CCTV and vehicles using fake plates, and the getaway car was found near Tirupati.
  • Eleven teams comprising around 200 personnel were deployed and a ₹5 lakh reward announced as the search for additional suspects continues.