Kolar: The Interstate Truck Explorer Gang crashed into the Bengaluru-Chittoor highway on Thursday night fell asleep with a cellphone worth Rs 6 Crore from a vehicle carrying consignment.
Heist, who was executed in a film mode, took place near Devarayasamudra (about 90 km from Bengaluru), near Mulbagal.
Introduction Investigation revealed the truck came from a Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu and headed for Bengaluru, when it was intercepted by a gang that was transmitted by the car.
While the truck driver Suresh alone in his vehicle, there were 8-10 people in the car.
The gang was reportedly accusing the driver of the truck had hit their vehicle.
When Suresh got off the vehicle to check the damage caused, gang members tied it to the nearest tree and escaped with the truck.
They transferred consignments to other trucks near Nernahalli and escaped.
The incident was revealed when Suresh managed to break away and notify Mulbagal rural police.
Kishore Kishore Kister Babu visited the place.
The police said they were examining different angles, including those who were aware of the truck movement.