ATM cash van hijack in Odisha: Driver mastermind of loot

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | August 22, 2021 IST

Berhampur, Aug 22: Police today arrested the driver of the ATM cash van in connection with loot of Rs 24 lakh from the vehicle on August 18. Police said that the driver identified as Asish Digal was the mastermind of the crime. Police have also arrested two of his associates and recovered cash worth Rs 20 lakh. The ATM cash van was allegedly hijacked in Bada Bazar area in Ganjam district and the driver was later found in an unconscious state from Golanthara area. Police said that Digal plotted the entire incident and even drugged himself to substantiate his kidnapping. “We came to know about his involvement in the crime after interrogating him. We later seized the money which was buried in a plastic container near the residence of his associates in kandhamal district,” said a polivce official.

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