Overview

• On June 14, a four-member gang used a gas cutter to breach an ATM in Maynaguri and escape with ₹54 lakh.
• Police led a high-speed, multi-jurisdiction chase that ended with the gang abandoning its Scorpio SUV in the Baikunthapur forest.
• Joint teams from Jalpaiguri and Siliguri police, aided by drones and forest officials, arrested three suspects—Md. Samsher Khan, Aslup Khan and Irfan Khan.
• Officers recovered ₹15.48 lakh in two bags along with a gas cutter, masks and two fake number plates.
• CCTV footage has established identities of two remaining suspects who are believed to have links to criminal networks in Bihar and Jharkhand.