Ludhiana Robbery: Video shows robbers fleeing with Rs 7 crore
Ludhiana Robbery update: A video showing robbers flee away with Rs 7 crore in a cash van has emerged. Earlier on Saturday, armed miscreants robbed a security firm CMS's office of Rs 7 crore in Ludhiana's Aman Park area of New Rajguru Nagar.
The video shows the speeding vehicle in which the miscreants escaped. The video is from Lal Bagh area.
Aside from that, no video or CCTV evidence has been discovered. The robbers abandoned the vehicle in Pandori village.
Furthermore, during the investigation, police discovered that the robbers had put red pepper in the guards' eyes and tied them with a black cloth.
The police, on the other hand, have documented the licence plate numbers of several suspicious vehicles, which are being tracked down. Until late at night, cops searched CCTV cameras from Mullanpur to Moga.
Furthermore, police are questioning employees at the security firm's office. Details of the employees are being collected.
The police believe that robbers had done primary scanning of the area before the loot. With thorough knowledge of the front and back entrances, as well as the layout of the office, the robbers were well aware of the location.
Furthermore, they methodically cut the wiring of the sensors, guaranteeing that no alarm or alert was triggered.
Authorities are also suspecting the potential involvement of an employee from the targeted company. Without any insider's involvement, the robbers would not have known where the cash was kept and about entrances, police added.
Ludhiana robbery | What happened?
At least ten masked robbers struck at 2.30 a.m., with two barging in through the front door and eight others breaking in through the back door.
The robbers held five employees captive at gunpoint and stole 4 crore from the office and also stole a cash vehicle containing another 3 crore
According to additional deputy commissioner police (ADCP) Shubham Aggarwal, police received information about the incident at 7 am. Following this, the investigating teams rushed to the spot and initiated a probe. Insider’s involvement in the robbery is suspected.
Ludhiana Robbery | Vehicle seized
Special teams were constituted to trace the cash van in which robbers fled the site. Police also scanned the footage recovered from the closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in the area. Following this, the vehicle was traced down to Mullanpur.
Police have also seized two weapons from the abandoned van, however, the cash was missing.
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