Hyderabad Cops Suspect Shooting Gang Headed to Bihar

Hyderabad: Hyderabad police suspect the duo who opened fire at a travel company manager here on Friday were from Bihar, and may be heading back to their home state.
The Karnataka government, meanwhile, said the gang was the same one that had shot a cash delivery agent in Bidar earlier in the day and made off with a chest of cash containing Rs 93 lakh.
Sources said the police were collecting CCTV footage from different places to trace the accused.
After a preliminary probe, the police said that the gang had travelled towards Tank Bund in an autorickshaw, from where they disappeared. It is suspected that they were headed to Bihar.
The Hyderabad police said that they formed more than 10 teams and the task force are collecting evidence. The Clues teams collected samples and verified the fingerprints at the place. The police officials said they would get a clue about the accused and solve the case.
According to a report, the gang had fired eight bullets at cash delivery security guards Giri Venkatesh and Shiva Kashinath, before decamping with the cash meant for refilling an ATM in Bidar at about 11.30 am on Thursday.
The robbers fled the spot on a bike, carrying the cash-filled trunk.
Speaking in Bengaluru, Karnataka home minister G. Parameshwara said the gang had been identified. Karnataka police teams had gone to Indore in Madhya Pradesh and other possible hideouts.
“Both of them have been identified. They are being followed,” Parameshwara told reporters. According to him, the assailants fled to Hyderabad after the crime.
“Usually gunmen accompany the transport when such a huge amount of cash is transported. Unfortunately, yesterday there was no gunman in the vehicle,” the minister said. He suspected that thethe gang had studied the cash transportation process before executing the heist.
It is suspected that the same duo turned up at an office of Roshan Travels, and urgently sought two tickets to Raipur. The agency staff sought their ID proof and wanted to inspect the baggage. At the same time, some Karnataka policemen pursuing a different case turned up at the scene. This scared the duo, one of whom opened fire, injuring manager Mohammed Jahangir in the leg and abdomen.