Overview
- Police say the case is nearing a breakthrough after teams traced the gang across states and recovered part of the stolen jewellery in West Bengal.
- The PMJ showroom in Karimnagar was robbed on May 3, in an operation police link to an inter-state crew with members from West Bengal, Bihar and Rajasthan.
- Officers say six suspects lived in the area for about a month posing as mechanics and used public buses and trains to scout the store and routes.
- The group smashed their phones after the crime, but police recovered the damaged handsets and sent them for forensic analysis.
- Investigators recovered one motorcycle at Dharmapuri Ghat and have launched manhunts in Bihar and Rajasthan as they search for remaining suspects and a second bike kept in paid parking.