Heist van found abandoned with Rs 45 lakhs; driver at large
Bengaluru (PTI) : The cash van used in a daring heist, wherein the driver of a logistic agency fled with Rs 1.37 crore, was found abandoned in a city locality with part of the cash, police said today.
“We have recovered the van which was abandoned last night at Vasanthnagar (in the city),” DCP West Anuchet told PTI here.
We recovered Rs 45 lakhs from the van but the remaining amount is still untraceable, he said, adding a police team is on the hunt for the accused.
In a daring daylight heist, the driver of logistic agency ‘Logicash’ fled with the van laden with Rs 1.37 crore cash, collected from banks here yesterday.
Dominic drove away the van when two other employees had gone to a bank in the heart of the city to collect money at around 1.30 PM.
The accompanying security personnel told police that they gone to attend nature’s call when the driver fled the spot.