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.