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Bidar ATM robbery suspects arrested in Bihar, brought to Karnataka
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The arrests end a 19-month manhunt, but the differing loot amounts, Rs 93 lakh as Telangana Today reports versus Rs 83 lakh per Deccan Chronicle, show how details get muddled across state lines. The narrative has already swung from praise for the Bidar police to criticism over the long delay. What matters now is whether the questioning will clarify the murder of a security guard over what may be a relatively small sum. The trial will test whether interstate police coordination has improved.
Sources (2): telanganatoday.com, deccanchronicle.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
