Chhattisgarh’s bank loot mastermind arrested
May 18th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANSRaipur, May 17 (IANS) After months of searches in various states, Chhattisgarh Police Tuesday finally tracked down and arrested the man who allegedly masterminded over six high-profile bank robberies in the state in the past two years.
“We arrested Subodh Singh, who masterminded several high-profile bank loot cases in various cities of the state including Raipur,” Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Dipanshu Kabra told reporters. He added that Singh’s two key associates were too arrested.
The police officer said the Singh and two of his gang members who belonged to Bihar confessed during interrogation to robbing millions of rupees in a phased manner.
The state police have now heaved sigh of relief with arrest of Singh and his gang members as the police were under immense pressure for past two years for failing to make any breakthrough in a series of bank loot cases.
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