Sat Nov 22 16:14:16 UTC 2025: Summary:

A brazen ATM cash van robbery in Bengaluru on November 19th, 2025, saw a gang posing as RBI officials steal ₹7.11 crore. The Bengaluru police, after a 54-hour investigation, have arrested six individuals, including a police constable, a CMS fleet manager, and a former employee, and recovered ₹6.23 crore. The meticulous heist involved impersonation, vehicle switching, and the exploitation of CCTV blind spots. Two suspects remain at large, and police efforts are underway to apprehend them and recover the remaining stolen funds.

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Bengaluru Police Crack Sensational ATM Robbery, Recover ₹6.23 Crore

Bengaluru, November 22, 2025 – The Bengaluru City Police have successfully cracked a daring ATM cash van robbery that occurred on November 19th, recovering a substantial portion of the stolen funds and apprehending six individuals involved in the heist.

According to City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, a team of 200 officers worked tirelessly for 54 hours to unravel the meticulously planned robbery, where a gang posing as RBI officials hijacked a CMS cash van carrying ₹7.11 crore near Siddapura Lalbagh Road.

The arrested suspects include a police constable, a CMS fleet manager, and a former CMS employee identified as Annappa Naik, J. Xavier, and Gopal Prasad. They were apprehended in Bengaluru and found in possession of ₹5.76 crore. Another team arrested Naveen, Nelson, and Ravi in a Hyderabad lodge, recovering an additional ₹53 lakh.

“The heist was meticulously planned and was a near-perfect one, which was cracked in record time,” said Commissioner Singh, announcing a reward of ₹5 lakh for the team.

The robbers used multiple vehicles with fake license plates, communicated in multiple languages, and exploited CCTV blind spots to evade detection. The police investigation spanned across Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, and involved questioning over 30 individuals.

While six suspects are now in custody, two remain at large, and the police are intensifying efforts to track them down and recover the remaining ₹67 lakh. The rapid resolution of the case, despite the gang’s elaborate planning, has been hailed as a significant success for the Bengaluru Police.

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