Overview
- Police say a cash trunk carrying ₹17 lakh was taken from a Cleared Security Services van while custodians were servicing an ATM, an incident that occurred on Tuesday when staff left the vehicle parked outside the kiosk.
- Officers arrested driver Chirra Srinivas and, according to later reporting, his two sons after tracing movements on CCTV and surveillance, and police recovered about ₹14.55 lakh plus a motorcycle and four mobile phones.
- Investigators say CCTV shows the driver removing the ₹17 lakh bag and fleeing on a motorcycle with his elder son, then meeting the younger son later to hand over part of the cash.
- The IS Sadan police and Commissioner’s Task Force formed special teams, used rapid CCTV review and technical leads to locate the suspects, who were produced in court and remanded while questioning continues.
- The case highlights security gaps in cash-in-transit operations after the van reportedly set out with ₹30 lakh in two bags, and police actions now focus on recovering the remaining money and finalizing the conspiracy case.