Overview

• Vijayapura police announced four arrests, including a Maharashtra-based key conspirator detained on October 7 and three alleged firearms suppliers from Samastipur, Bihar.
• The accused arms suppliers were identified as Rakesh Kumar Shivaji Sahani, Rajkumar Ramlal Paswan, and Rakshak Kumar Madan Mahto, who were produced before court after their arrests.
• Investigators reported recoveries totaling about 9.01 kg of gold and ₹86.31 lakh, against an estimated haul of over ₹21 crore that included roughly 20 kg of pledged gold and ₹1.04 crore in cash.
• The getaway Maruti Eeco crashed near Hulajanti in Maharashtra, where police seized 888.33 g of gold and ₹1.03 lakh from the car, later found 6.54 kg of gold and ₹41.03 lakh on a nearby rooftop, and recovered 1.587 kg of gold and ₹44.25 lakh from 15 villagers.
• Seven special investigation teams led by Vijayapura Police coordinated operations across Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Bihar, with cases registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and the Arms Act.