Deoghar (Jharkhand), Oct 27 (PTI) Deoghar police in Jharkhand on Monday claimed to have cracked the September 22 Madhupur bank heist with the arrest of 11 people from Bihar’s Vaishali district.

Deoghar SP Saurabh Kumar told reporters that the 11 accused, all residents of Vaishali, were arrested on Sunday.

Police recovered a pistol, two live cartridges, a mask, two ATMs, Rs 5.5 lakh in cash, a car and 10 mobile phones from their possession, he said, adding that the accused have confessed to their crime. Show Full Article

“Six criminals had looted Rs 1.64 crore in cash and 2 kg gold from HDFC Bank’s Madhupur branch after threatening the staff at gunpoint in broad daylight on September 22,” the SP said.

Kumar said several police teams were constituted to trace the culprits, and assistance

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