Overview
- Dinesh and Jinesh were taken into custody in the latest arrests, with police saying Dinesh was held in Bengaluru and Jinesh in Chennai.
- Police report nine people have been held so far, though one account says all eight identified gang members are now under arrest.
- Investigators say Rs 6.55 crore has been recovered to date, and targeted searches in Veluru and Chittoor are focused on locating roughly Rs 82 lakh still missing.
- Among those arrested is suspended Govindapura constable Annappa Naik, as officials order intensified internal vigilance and examine the cash contractor’s compliance with RBI rules.
- The robbers allegedly posed as RBI and Income Tax officers to stop the van near Ashoka Pillar on November 19, prompting a probe that spanned Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, and extended to Goa.