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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
Major heist at Canara Bank: Nearly 59 kg gold and cash looted in Karnataka
The incident was reported to the Regional Head, who arrived at the branch with officials from the Regional Office by 1:00 p.m. Police were informed shortly thereafter and reached the location at approximately 1:30 p.m. Upon inspecting the premises, police and bank officials found the main door of the strong room intact. However, the inner grill gate had been cut and bent. Inside, one of the steel almirahs used to store gold ornaments was found empty. A total of 1,373 gold packets, weighing 59,348.94 grams gross, were reported missing. Approximately 372 grams of gold was found scattered inside the premises, leading to a net loss of 58,976.94 grams. In addition, another almirah containing cash had been opened, and Rs 5,20,450 was missing. The culprits also removed the CCTV NVR unit and its hard disk, effectively disabling all surveillance recordings during the break-in. The branch had last operated on 23 May, and the burglary is believed to have occurred between 7:00 p.m. that evening and 11:30 a.m. on 25 May, coinciding with the fourth Saturday and Sunday bank holiday closure. A delay in filing the police complaint was attributed to the time taken to physically verify and reconcile the remaining gold inventory. Police have registered a case and launched a full-scale investigation. Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi confirmed that eight special teams have been constituted to probe the case.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Indian Express
In one of the biggest gold heists in the country, gold worth Rs 52 crore stolen from bank in Karnataka's Vijayapura
In one of the major gold heists reported in the country, thieves in Karnataka fled with gold worth Rs 52 crore from a branch of Canara Bank in Karnataka's Vijayapura district over a weekend last month. Though the theft took place in the Managuli branch of Canara Bank in Vijayapura on May 23, the crime was discovered on May 26 when the staff came back to work. The police are yet to make any arrests in the case. While the thieves decamped with 51 kilogram of gold ornaments, the police have yet to find out about the mode of transport of the loot. On Monday, Laxman Nimbargi, Superintendent of Police, Vijayapura, said it is suspected that the gold ornaments were stolen between 6 pm on May 23 and 11.30 am on May 25. 'We have formed eight teams to nab the accused. It is suspected that 6 to 8 people were involved in the theft,' he added. A police officer said it was a pre-planned theft, and the thieves waited for a long weekend, the second Saturday and Sunday, to commit the crime. The officer said the thief used a fake key to enter the bank, and switched off the alarm. They also switched off the CCTV cameras, and took away the Network Video Recorder (NVR). They only opened the bank lockers, and fled with the gold. The Vijayapura police said that after the theft, the accused kept a black colour doll, making it look like they had performed some ritual at the crime scene. This is not the first time that a bank has been the target of a heist in Karnataka. On October 28 last year, a gang stole gold ornaments worth Rs 13 crore from a branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) in the Nyamathi town in Davanagere district, 325 km away from Bengaluru. The Davanagere police later arrested six people involved in the crime. On January 17 this year, a gang robbed gold worth Rs 12 crore at the Vyavasaya Seva Sahakari Sangha Bank at Kotekar in Mangaluru. The police arrested six people in connection with the heist.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
6 killed, 2 injured in road accident
Vijayapura: Six people, including two children, were killed on the spot, and two others were injured when an XUV collided with a private bus and a container on National Highway-50 at Managuli on Wednesday. The accident occurred when a Vijayapura-bound Mahindra XUV 300 jumped the median and collided with a Mumbai-Ballari private bus. Vijayapura SP Laxman Nimbargi, who rushed to the spot, said that the XUV driver along with the four passengers, and the bus driver were killed on the spot. The deceased were identified as T Bhaskaran Malakanthan, his wife Pavitra, their son Abhiram, and daughter Josna, all from Gadwal in Telangana; XUV driver Vikas Shivappa Makani, a resident of Horthi village; and bus driver Basavaraj Rathod, a resident of Kalgutagi Tanda. Bhaskaran's other son, Praveen Tej, is admitted to the district hospital in Vijayapura, and the container driver Channabasu Siddappa Mali, a resident of Hulajanti, sustained minor injuries. Eyewitnesses said that the XUV jumped the median and rammed into the private bus which in turn rammed into the container parked at the side. Along with the SP, ASP Shankar Marihal and Managuli police sent the bodies for post-mortem and cleared the traffic amidst incessant rains. Bhaskaran was working as a manager at Canara Bank, Horthi branch near Indi. He was returning from a family trip to South Karnataka when the accident took place.
India Today
21-05-2025
- India Today
Six dead after SUV jumps median, collides with private bus in Karnataka
Six people were killed in a road accident involving two SUVs and a private bus on Wednesday morning in Karnataka's Vijaypura district. The identities of the deceased are yet to be confirmed, police to Vijaypura Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi, the crash occurred on the National Highway near Managuli village in Basavana Bagewadi taluk when a Mahindra SUV300, travelling towards Solapur, jumped the median and collided with a private bus heading from Mumbai to Ballari. A Bolero SUV was also involved in the persons have died in the accident, five passengers from the Bolero and the driver of the private bus. Vehicular movement is ongoing on one side of the National Highway,' he the details about the Bolero's exact involvement remain unclear according to the an unrelated incident, CCTV footage captured a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus losing control and jumping the median on Kanakapura Road (National Highway 948) which is an important highway heading south from crash occurred around 11.30 am on Monday near Kaggalipura, about 20–25 km from the city centre. The bus plunged into oncoming vehicles, including a two-wheeler ridden by 52-year-old police sub-inspector Nagraj, who later succumbed to injuries. Three others were injured in the by Debosmita Maity IN THIS STORY#Karnataka
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
6 dead, 2 injured in multi-vehicle crash on NH-50 in Karnataka's Vijayapura
Image used for representative purpose only VIJAYAPURA: At least six people, including two children, were killed on the spot and two others injured when an SUV collided with a private bus and a container on National Highway 50 at Managuli on Wednesday. The accident occurred when a Vijayapura-bound Mahindra SUV 300 jumped the median and crashed into a Mumbai-Ballari private bus. Vijayapura SP Laxman Nimbargi, who rushed to the spot, said that four passengers from the XUV and the drivers of both the bus and the container died on the spot. The deceased were identified as T Bhaskaran Malakanthan, his wife Pavitra, their son Abhiram, and daughter Josna, all from Gadwal in Telangana; SUV driver Vikas Shivappa Makani, a resident of Horthi village; and bus driver Basavaraj Rathod, a resident of Kalgutagi Tanda. Bhaskaran's other son, Praveen Tej, has been admitted to the district hospital in Vijayapura. The container driver, Channabasu Siddappa Mali, a resident of Hulajanti, sustained minor injuries. Eyewitnesses said the SUV jumped the median and rammed into the private bus, which then crashed into a container parked on the roadside. SP Nimbargi, along with ASP Shankar Marihal and Managuli police, sent the bodies for post-mortem and cleared the traffic amidst continuous rain. It is reported that Bhaskaran was working as a manager at Canara Bank, Horthi branch, and had taken his family on a tour of South Karnataka.
