Constable, 2 others held in Rs 7-cr Bengaluru heist

Three persons, including a police constable, have been arrested in connection with the Rs 7.11-crore robbery in the city following a manhunt involving over 200 personnel, City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said here on Saturday.

Briefing reporters on the heist where a gang posing as RBI officials decamped with the money, Singh said Rs 5.76 crore had been recovered so far and efforts were on to trace the remaining amount.

“We had formed 11 teams and deployed 200 police officers and personnel for the job. More than 30 people were interrogated and three have been arrested. They are vehicle the in-charge, ex-employee of CMS Infosystems and a police constable posted in Govindapura police station,” Singh said.

Police sources said those arrested were constable Annappa Naik, former employee of CMS Info System, Xavier and vehicle in-charge Gopi. Six teams were sent to all the southern states and Goa to track the criminals involved, he added. — PTI