The Bengaluru Police have seized 22 kg of ganja from a suspicious car bearing an Army sticker and arrested the driver of the vehicle from the Girinagar area of the city, said officials. Police also found Rs 2.80 lakh in cash, 88 grams of gold, and five mobile phones in the car, all of which have been confiscated.
Sack full of ganja was recovered
According to police, locals first grew suspicious of the vehicle, prompting a patrol team to intervene. On seeing the police, two individuals fled from the car, leaving behind the driver, who has since been arrested. When the car was searched, a sack full of ganja was recovered.
Authorities have formed a special team to trace the absconding accused, and further investigation is underway.
Robbers in military uniform loot SBI branch in Karnataka
Earlier in Karnataka's Vijayapura district, armed masked men stormed into a State Bank of India (SBI) branch dressed in military uniforms and carrying country-made pistols and other weapons, held bank staff hostage before fleeing with gold and cash worth crores.
According to police, the robbery took place at SBI's Chadchan branch in Vijayapura, where the criminals looted around 50 kg of gold and nearly Rs 8 crore in cash before escaping.
Sources revealed that five masked men dressed in army uniforms entered the bank with weapons, including country-made pistols. They threatened the branch manager, cashier, and other employees with dire consequences and tied them up. Once the staff was restrained, the robbers looted a significant amount of cash and gold ornaments stored inside the bank. After completing the heist, the gang quickly fled the spot.
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