Patna: Police have recovered Rs 25.46 lakh in cash in connection with the theft of Rs 28,52,210 from a bag at the State Bank of India (SBI) Gandhi Maidan branch in Patna on September 30.
The recovery was made during a joint raid by Patna and Begusarai police, following information provided by the Bihar Special Task Force (STF).
Man Was Carrying Cash For Deposit
According to police, Amit Kumar had arrived at the SBI branch to deposit the money when unidentified criminals allegedly stole Rs 28,52,210 from his bag.
Kumar is originally from Dhruv Pakdi village under Chandi police station in Nalanda district and currently works in Rajiv Nagar, Patna.
An FIR was registered at Gandhi Maidan police station as Case No. 570/26 under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Rs 25.46 Lakh Recovered
Acting on information from the Bihar STF’s special team, police raided the residence of Vishal Kumar, son of Arvind Tiwari, in Bariya village under the Mufassil police station area of Begusarai.
Police said Rs 25.46 lakh of the stolen cash was recovered from the house during the raid.
However, Vishal Kumar was not present when the police team reached the location and had allegedly fled before the raid.
Search For Other Suspects Continues
Police teams are conducting raids at multiple locations to trace Vishal Kumar and identify or apprehend other people allegedly involved in the theft.
The recovered cash has been taken as evidence as the investigation into the September 30 theft continues.q
