Watch: CCTV Video Emerges in Bengaluru Cash Van Heist as Police Hunt Hiding Thieves

Fresh angles have emerged in the investigation into the Bengaluru cash van robbery in which more than seven crore was stolen. A day after the crime, a CCTV clip showing the van leaving a bank surfaced, while police teams in two states intensified their search for the culprits.

How the Heist Was Carried Out

The robbery took place near Ashoka Pillar when a group of men posing as RBI officials stopped the cash van that had just collected funds from a JP Nagar bank branch. They arrived in a vehicle carrying a Government of India sticker and claimed they needed to verify documents. The men took custodian Afthab and gunmen Rajanna and Tammayya into their vehicle, forced the driver to continue ahead, then intimidated him and fled with the bags of money. The staff was later dropped near Dairy Circle.

An FIR filed by the Branch Manager of CMS Inno System Ltd states that the van had collected ₹7.11 crore from the HDFC Currency Chest at 12:24 p.m. The gang intercepted the vehicle at Lalbagh Siddapura Gate. Investigators say the exact loss is still being confirmed because the driver initially gave incomplete information.

Fresh Clues Across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Investigators now believe the suspects may be hiding in Tirupati. Search teams are checking hotels, lodges and areas around the temple, while surveillance has been tightened at major transit points. Meanwhile in Bengaluru, the CCB detained two men from Kalyan Nagar after discovering that the robbers used a Swift car with a fake Uttar Pradesh number plate that was originally registered in Karnataka. Officers also found that the gang spoke in Hindi to mislead local residents.

Police have expanded the investigation statewide. Four Joint Commissioners and 18 DCPs are tracking the case, and more than 100 CCTV clips have been analysed. Officers suspect the gang may have followed the CMS van from the JP Nagar bank, possibly with the help of bike riders stationed nearby.

Officials React to the Crime

Calling the incident unprecedented, Karnataka Home Minister H Parameshwara said, "The accused were given information about depositing money in ATMs. We have just gotten a lead about whether anyone was among those depositing money." He added that the robbery "shouldn't have happened" and that authorities are trying to identify who leaked details of the cash movement.

City police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said that teams have been deployed across the city and in control rooms. "Two DCPs and a Joint Commissioner are working on the case," he said, adding that delays in reporting by the staff are being examined.

Investigation Intensifies

Multiple squads are now coordinating across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, focusing on Bengaluru and Tirupati. Police say they have gathered significant leads and believe they are close to a breakthrough in the high-profile robbery.