Police on Sunday recovered cash, guns and bullets from Baghul village in connection with Saturday’s robbery of Rs 1.64 crore from a cash van.
“We have recovered Rs 28 lakh in cash, a 12-bore gun with its six live rounds and a pistol from a paddy field in Baghul village of the district,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Thakur said.
Notably, cash Rs 1.64 crore was looted by four robbers from Bemetara district on Saturday. However, with public support and swift police response, they were arrested within hours of the incident.
The 12-bore gun belonged to an armed guard of the van, Anil Mishra. The robbers had snatched the weapon along with cash on gun-point, the SP said.
Police had earlier recovered Rs 80 lakh from the robbers. Police are yet to recover another Rs 61 lakh.