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Afzalgunj shooting, Bidar robbery suspects held in Bihar
Nearly 18 months after the Afzalgunj shooting at Roshan Travels, two key suspects have been arrested in Bihar by Karnataka police. Manish Kushwaha and Amit Kumar are accused of the January 16,…
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Nearly 18 months after the Afzalgunj shooting at Roshan Travels, two key suspects have been arrested in Bihar by Karnataka police. Manish Kushwaha and Amit Kumar are accused of the January 16, 2025, Bidar ATM robbery in which Rs 93 lakh was looted and security guard Giri Venkatesh was shot dead. Another guard, Shivakumar, was injured. Later that day, the pair reached Hyderabad and went to Roshan Travels to book tickets to Raipur. When travel agency employee Mohammed Jahangir questioned them about bundles of cash in their luggage, one suspect allegedly fired, injuring him. The Hyderabad Police tracked the suspects across states, suspecting they had fled towards Nepal.
The Indian Opinion
The arrests come after long months of inter-state coordination, but the 18-month gap between the crime and capture will inevitably raise questions about police efficiency. What is often ignored is the difficulty of tracking suspects who cross state borders and change identities. The real test will be whether custodial interrogation recovers the stolen Rs 93 lakh and leads to any accomplices. If the money trail goes cold, the public will be left wondering if the law caught the men but not the motive.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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