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Karnataka’s Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the men progressive successful the ₹7.11-crore currency van robbery successful Bengaluru connected November 19 had switched vehicles and utilized fake fig plates soon aft the heist, making the probe much complex.
Addressing reporters successful Bengaluru connected November 20, Dr. Parameshwara said the constabulary person beardown leads, and expressed assurance that the culprits volition beryllium arrested soon.
“It is not yet wide which conveyance was utilized by them during the escape. It was verified that they had changed vehicles and moved the money. Investigations are connected to ascertain if this conveyance has near Karnataka. One conveyance (Toyota Innova) utilized successful the heist had the registration fig belonging to a Maruti Suzuki Swift owned by a idiosyncratic not related to the case,” helium said.
Dr. Parameshwara added that officials are examining CCTV camera footage crossed Bengaluru and neighbouring districts to way down the question of the gang.
The robbery took spot connected November 19 day erstwhile the accused, posing arsenic RBI officials, intercepted a CMS currency van adjacent Jayanagar. They diverted the conveyance towards the Dairy Circle flyover, wherever they allegedly took the currency aft threatening the operator astatine gunpoint.
The pack utilized astatine slightest 2 much vehicles, which could beryllium the getaway cars.
