Karnataka bank robbery case: Police have so far arrested 15 accused in the case of theft at Canara Bank branch located in Manguli village of Vijaypura district of Karnataka. The accused arrested in this big theft of 53.26 crore include Vijayakumar Mariyala, former branch manager of the bank, who is said to be the main conspirators of the incident.
The theft incident came to light in Canara Bank on 25 May, in which about 58.9 kg of gold jewelery and Rs 5.2 lakh cash was stolen. The investigation found that the theft was carried out in a very planned manner.
Bank manager made a plan to theft
According to the Karnataka police, the conspiracy started in February, when the branch manager Vijaykumar made a plan while waiting for his transfer. However, he was transferred on 9 May, after which he handed over the duplicate copy of the vault keys to his colleagues for theft.
Black magic took support to mislead
The accused closed all CCTV cameras on the night of theft and security equipment was tampered with. In order to make the matter mysterious, black magic material was also left in place of theft, so that people could be misled.
What did the police get in the investigation so far?
So far, the police have recovered a total assets worth Rs 39.26 crore, in which about 39 kg melted gold, cash worth Rs 1.16 crore (some part is said to be spent in Majestistic Pride Casino of Goa). The amount of gold stolen by the bank was initially stated by 58.9 kg, which was later described as 40.7 kg gold in pure weight.
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