Overview
- Four men arrived in a Toyota Innova with a counterfeit registration around 7:45 am on Friday and gained entry by claiming to be government officials.
- The homeowner, identified as Giriraj, was away as the group seized a kitchen bag holding Rs 1.5 crore reportedly kept for a land purchase and about 50 grams of gold.
- According to local reports, the intruders took family members’ phones and confined them to a room before fleeing, and they changed the vehicle’s fake plate during the getaway.
- An FIR was registered on Sunday, and Yelahanka police say multiple teams are pursuing leads while examining area CCTV to identify the suspects and their vehicle.
- Preliminary findings suggest the robbers had prior knowledge of cash on the premises, and police are probing possible involvement of acquaintances as checkpoints are tightened across the city.