Overview
- Four suspects are in custody, including a Maharashtra-based alleged planner arrested on October 7 and three Samastipur men accused of supplying illegal firearms.
- Recoveries total about 9.01 kg of gold and ₹86.31 lakh in cash, according to Vijayapura police and senior officials overseeing the probe.
- The getaway Maruti Eeco stolen from Mangalvedha crashed at Hulajanti in Solapur, where police seized 888.33 grams of gold and ₹1,03,160 from the vehicle.
- A two-day search in Hulajanti yielded a bag with 6.54 kg of gold and ₹41.03 lakh on an abandoned house terrace, plus 1.587 kg of gold and ₹44.25 lakh recovered from 15 residents.
- Seven special teams are investigating under BNS 2023 and the Arms Act, with two identified suspects still at large and efforts ongoing to recover the remaining loot.