Police crack Bidar robbery, murder case with arrest of two in Bihar
Police have arrested two suspects in Bihar in connection with a 2025 robbery and murder case in Bidar, Karnataka. The suspects were tracked across multiple states and are linked to several other criminal cases.
Why it matters
The resolution of this long-standing case highlights the effectiveness of inter-state police coordination in solving violent crimes.
Nearly one-and-a-half years after a daylight robbery in which a cash van employee was shot dead and ₹83 lakh taken away in Bidar city, the police have cracked the case with the arrest of two key accused in Bihar, Superintendent of Police Pradeep Gunti has said.
At a press conference in Bidar on Monday, Mr. Gunti said that the arrests followed sustained investigation by the Bidar Police, including tracking the accused across States and a 15-day operation in Bihar.
The two accused were arrested near Damodarpur village in Vaishali district, Bihar, and brought to Bidar, where they have been produced before a court which remanded them in judicial custody.
The accused have been identified as Alok Kumar (also known as Ambani, Munchun, Chotu, Ashutosh) and Aman Kumar, both residents of Vaishali district in Bihar.
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