Men posing as India's central bank officials pull off $800,000 heist
Summary
Armed men pretending to be officials from India's central bank robbed a vehicle in Bengaluru, Karnataka, stealing 70 million rupees, which is about $800,000. The police have started a wide search to catch the robbers, who used an SUV with a fake government number plate during the heist.Key Facts
- Six men in an SUV pretended to be from India's central bank to stop a cash transport van in Bengaluru.
- The van was moving money between bank branches and had a driver, a cash custodian, and two armed guards.
- The robbers convinced the guards and cash custodian to leave their weapons in the van and then transferred the cash at gunpoint.
- The area had few CCTV cameras, making the investigation harder.
- Police recovered the SUV used in the rob, which had a fake 'Government of India' sticker.
- The robbers likely used multiple vehicles to carry out and escape with the heist.
- Police are checking if any employees of the cash transport service were involved.
- Similar high-profile robberies have occurred recently, with police confident they will solve this case.
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