Mumbai: The dog tracker and information from a 10-year-old girl helped police solve a robbery in Dahisar State Bank of India within 12 hours after the crime on Thursday.
Contractual staff, Sandesh Gomane, had been shot dead.
Investigator catching cousin Dharmendra Yadav, 21, and Vikas Yadav, 19, who has been preparing for months theft by studying Internet video.
Most of the stolen money has been recovered.
Allegations have told the police that they intended to scare the bank employees by shooting, but have not planned to kill anyone.
At 3:26 pm on Wednesday, two men walked into the branch of SBI unattended in Society Gurukul, less than one kilometer from Dahisar station.
When Gomane stand, one man was shot in the chest.
Gomane slumped in the chair when the man went threaten other employees – most of them women – and looted Rs 2.50 lakh from the counter.
The entire heist occurred in only two minutes and the robbers fled on foot.
From the surveillance tape, the researchers collected the robbers tend to be amateurs.
Eight teams of researchers are put on the case and began to comb through the records of at least 30 surveillance cameras.
They concluded that the men were heading to the top of the foot bridge that connects Dahisar West to East.
Meanwhile, bloodhounds, Jesse, was brought in from Mumbai police dog squad.
“One of the robbers leaving the slippers in the bank while fleeing.
The dog was taking the aroma and helped us narrow the neighborhood where he lived,” said Commissioner Pravin Padwal.
“This Neighborhood – YT Road in Dahisar East – filled with people and find out where the robbers hid not an easy task.
We knocked on our informer network and start making wise question among the population as well,” said an officer we.
Finally, a 10-year-old girl told one of the investigators that he had seen a man rushed home to change.
“We broke down the door to find Dharmendra asleep.
He was detained, of residence YT Road,” said Sub-Inspector Hinde.
He led police to Vikas in Rawalpada, also in Dahisar.
Dharmendra’s father had spilled a debt of Rs 4.5 lakh and needed money to pay off the dues.
However, he was not aware of the plans of his son, police said.
“Dharmendra has studied till class XII and worked as a caterer.
Vikas moved to Mumbai from their hometown in Bhadohi Up early this year,” said an officer.
For several months, the two cousins made preparations to bank loot.
They check you tube videos and buy a mask and gloves.
About four months ago, they got the gun from Bihar to their hometown where they were trained to use weapons.
Dharmendra emptying her savings to pay Rs 40000 for the gun.
They then took him to Mumbai.
The men studied several banks located in Dahisar, looking for an easy target.
Earlier this week, they settled in the SBI branch because of its proximity to the train station and the FOB, the absence of security guards and how close they are out of their homes.
“After the robbery, the duo walked home in seven minutes.
They were planning to leave town the next day but were arrested before they do it,” said an officer.
The defendant has no prior criminal history.
Police have recovered the amount of Rs 2.05 lakh so far.
“We want to appeal to banks to appoint security guards regardless of the size of the branch.
It has branches in Dahisar SBI appoint a caretaker, the robbery could have been avoided,” said Padwal.
Mumbai: Dog Tracker, 10-year-old girl led the police to SBI robbers
