Major robbery in Bengaluru; accused flee after looting ₹7.11 crore from a cash van; learn the full story:

News Topical, Digital Desk : A shocking cash van robbery has come to light in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. A complaint has been filed at the Siddapura police station. According to information received so far, the accused have looted ₹7.11 crore in this incident. According to reports, the criminals carried out this crime by posing as RBI officials.

How did the entire robbery incident happen?

According to the complaint filed by Vinod Chandrar, 47, he works as a branch manager at CMS Inno Systems Limited, HBR Layout, Bengaluru. The company withdraws cash daily from the HDFC Bank currency chest at JP Nagar, MG Tower, Sarakki Main Road, ITI Layout, and loads it into its vehicle for deposit at various HDFC Bank ATMs in Bengaluru. On the day of the incident, at around 9:30 am, under the supervision of custodian Aftab, the company's Tata Yodha vehicle (GJ-01-HT-9173) departed for the bank with driver Vinod Kumar and gunmen Rajanna and Tammayya. At around 12:24 pm, they withdrew ₹7,11,00,000 (seven crore eleven lakh rupees) from the JP Nagar HDFC currency chest, packed the cash into cartons, and loaded it into the Tata Yodha vehicle.

While the complainant and CMS FIT manager Farooq Pasha were at their branch, driver Binod Kumar called Farooq Pasha. He reported that while traveling from Jayanagar Ashok Pillar to Lalbag Siddhapura Gate, an Innova car (KA-03-NC-8052) stopped their vehicle. Around five to six men got out of the car, identified themselves as RBI employees, and asked them to get out. They forced custodian Aftab and gunmen Rajanna and Tammaiah into their Innova, and asked the driver to drive the cash van alone. It is unknown where the three staff members were taken. Later, at gunpoint, the men allegedly threatened the driver, robbed the entire ₹7.11 crore from the vehicle on the Dairy Circle flyover, and fled.

The robbers also took away the DVR.

The complainant immediately checked the vehicle's GPRS and confirmed it was near Dairy Circle, Hosur Road. He informed another branch manager, and then Security Manager Syed Ahmed Pasha called the control room (112) to report the incident. A company technician later checked the vehicle's DVR and discovered that the robbers had also taken it. The complainant has asked the police to identify the unknown individuals who, posing as RBI officials, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole ₹7.11 crore from the company's Tata Yodha vehicle (GJ-01-HT-9173).

What action has the police taken so far?

A total of five special teams have been formed. CCTV footage has provided crucial clues about the movement of the Innova vehicle involved in the robbery. Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh himself remained at the Siddapura police station until late at night, monitoring the entire incident. Police suspect that individuals from CMS may have been involved in the crime. The CMS driver, staff, and two gunmen present in the cash van at the time of the incident are being intensively interrogated. The Innova vehicle was last seen in the Avalahalli area, where two routes lead to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Efforts to trace the vehicle have been intensified by sending police teams to these two states.