Overview
- Patna’s Special Task Force and city police arrested three suspects and recovered 5.79 kg of gold and Rs 1.97 lakh in cash in the Khagaul area.
- The case stems from an April 4 robbery near Danapur railway station where men dressed like customs officers stopped two couriers and took 14.9 kg of gold.
- Investigators said the gang forced the victims into a car, used motorcycle escorts toward Naubatpur, then left the employees behind and fled with the gold.
- Police seized vehicles used in the crime, including a stolen car, and also recovered nine live cartridges as evidence.
- The three held are Santosh Bhagat alias Amarnath, Aditya Giri alias Sunny, and Sanjay Kumar alias Guddu, and officers are now searching for more suspects and the missing gold.