Overview

• An FIR states the Chadchan branch robbers took about ₹1.04 crore in cash and roughly 20 kg of gold, while some outlets report higher figures that police say are still being verified.
• According to the complaint, a man first posed as a customer with a current-account form, then returned with a pistol as two accomplices joined, binding staff and customers before forcing access to the strong room.
• Police say the trio wore masks, carried country-made pistols and knives, spoke in Hindi, and left the premises locked from the outside.
• Investigators report the suspects used a Suzuki van with a fake plate and headed toward Pandharpur in Maharashtra, with a collision and confrontation reported near Huljanti in Solapur district.
• Vijayapura police have registered a case, formed multiple special teams, and launched a joint search with Maharashtra authorities, echoing the district’s earlier high-profile Canara Bank case that led to arrests and large recoveries.