Vijayapura (PTI): Four people have been arrested in connection with robbery of cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 21 crore at a SBI bank branch in this district last month, police said on Thursday.

Three of the accused -- Rakesh Kumar Sahani (22), Rajkumar Ramlal Paswan (21) and Rakshak Kumar (21), were arrested from Samastipur district of Bihar, they said.

The identity of the main suspect, who has been arrested from Maharashtra, has not been revealed by the police for investigation purposes.

Following investigation, police claimed to have so far recovered 9.01 kg gold and Rs 86.31 lakh in cash.

Based on technical analysis and credible information, the investigation revealed that the firearms supplied to the accused were procured from Bihar, police said.

"Acting on this, a police

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