A gang of six men looted Rs 35 lakh from three staffers of Shiva Traders, a consumer goods wholesale dealer, around 11.30am on Tuesday. The chopper-wielding robbers drove up i n a black car, waylaid the victims' car on 5th cross of Sector 6 of HSR Layout, threatened them and took the money.
The robbers broke the glasses of the car with the choppers and threw chilli powder at the men inside. Then, they grabbed two bags containing cash, got into their car and drove away. Nobody was injured in the attack.
The victims, who could not see anything, also ran away from the car, eyewitnesses said, adding that the number plate of the culprits' car was not clear.
Four men were transporting the money from their office in Mangammanapalya to two banks near Madiwala — one near the Central Silk Board and another in BTM Layout. While one employee was sitting in front with the driver, Rajashekar Reddy, Shankar and Naveen kept the bags between them on the backseat. While one bag contained Rs 15 lakh, the other had Rs 20 lakh.
The gang was aware of the route taken by the vehicle. As it slowed down near a speed breaker on an isolated road, they forced it to stop.
The culprits first thre atened Rajashekar and asked him to step out of the car, while the other men started shattering the glasses with their weapons. The gang threw chilli powder on them and took the bags kept inside.
One of the victims told police that the car used by the robbers had a Maharashtra registration, and that the men spoke Kannada.
Following the incident, police set up checkposts at various exit points of the division and three teams were created to trace the robbers.
Joint commissioner of police (crime) Alok Kumar said police suspect the involvement of local gangs in this heist. The fact that they had information on the movement of the vehicle and its route suggests this. A gang which had staged a similar heist in 2008 was arrested and jailed, but was out on bail, and may be involved in Tuesday's robbery, he said.
The robbers broke the glasses of the car with the choppers and threw chilli powder at the men inside. Then, they grabbed two bags containing cash, got into their car and drove away. Nobody was injured in the attack.
The victims, who could not see anything, also ran away from the car, eyewitnesses said, adding that the number plate of the culprits' car was not clear.
Four men were transporting the money from their office in Mangammanapalya to two banks near Madiwala — one near the Central Silk Board and another in BTM Layout. While one employee was sitting in front with the driver, Rajashekar Reddy, Shankar and Naveen kept the bags between them on the backseat. While one bag contained Rs 15 lakh, the other had Rs 20 lakh.
The gang was aware of the route taken by the vehicle. As it slowed down near a speed breaker on an isolated road, they forced it to stop.
The culprits first thre atened Rajashekar and asked him to step out of the car, while the other men started shattering the glasses with their weapons. The gang threw chilli powder on them and took the bags kept inside.
One of the victims told police that the car used by the robbers had a Maharashtra registration, and that the men spoke Kannada.
Following the incident, police set up checkposts at various exit points of the division and three teams were created to trace the robbers.
Joint commissioner of police (crime) Alok Kumar said police suspect the involvement of local gangs in this heist. The fact that they had information on the movement of the vehicle and its route suggests this. A gang which had staged a similar heist in 2008 was arrested and jailed, but was out on bail, and may be involved in Tuesday's robbery, he said.
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