Vijaypura, 20 Sept 

A portion of the valuables that were recently stolen from a SBI bank branch in Karnataka’s Vijaypura district was recovered with investigators tracing a bag containing 6.54 kg of gold and Rs 41.04 lakh in cash.

The recovery was made from an abandoned building in Huljanti village in Maharashtra’ Solanpur district.

On 16 September, three masked men armed with country-made pistols and knives allegedly robbed a nationalised bank in Chadchan town, making off with cash and gold ornaments, after tying up the staff.

They escaped with cash worth more than a crore and gold ornaments weighing approximately 20 kg, worth approximately Rs 20 crore, the FIR stated.

A case was registered. The police launched a manhunt to nab the culprits.

Vijaypura Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi said that the suspects used a Suzuki EVA vehicle with a fake number plate for the offence and escaped towards Maharashtra.

When they reached Huljanti, their car hit a bike, leading to an altercation with the villagers there. They abandoned the car, and fled after allegedly threatening the villagers with guns and knives.