# Bidar ATM robbery suspects arrested in Bihar, brought to Karnataka 2026-08-13T03:46:32+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Bidar police have arrested two suspects in Bihar for the January 2025 SBI ATM robbery and murder of a cash custodian. The men were traced to Vaishali district and taken into custody by a team led by SP Pradeep Gunti on Wednesday. Telangana Today names them as Manish Kushwaha and Amit Kumar, while Deccan Chronicle calls them Aman Kumar Singh and Alok Kumar. The duo is also linked to the Afzalgunj firing later that same day. The robbery occurred on January 16, 2025, when two helmeted men opened fire on cash management employees at an SBI ATM in Bidar. Deccan Chronicle says Rs 83 lakh was stolen and CMS custodian Giri Venkatesh was killed while Shivakumar was injured. Telangana Today reports Rs 93 lakh looted and the guard killed. The same day, the suspects reached Hyderabad and opened fire at Roshan Travels in Afzalgunj, injuring a travel agency employee. Locals celebrated the arrest with crackers in Bidar. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com - deccanchronicle.com Tags: afzalgunj shooting, bidar atm robbery, crime, Hyderabad, Karnataka police, suspects arrested Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/afzalgunj-shooting-bidar-robbery-suspects-held-in-bihar/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/afzalgunj-shooting-bidar-robbery-suspects-held-in-bihar/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.