Bengaluru: Bengaluru police have busted the Rs 7.11 crore ATM cash van heist reported in the city on Wednesday by recovering Rs 5.76 crore and arresting three people including a police constable.

Police officials said that the heist was marked by significant planning aimed at defeating digital tracking and surveillance systems. They said the tactics were designed to create a “digital vacuum”, leaving no recoverable electronic trail.

The arrested are Annappa Naik, a constable attached to Govindapura police station, J Xavioir, an ex-employee of a cash logistics firm Info Systems and Gopi, all residents of KG Halli. Xavioir and Gopi were involved in similar crimes earlier.

Announcing the busting of the crime, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kamar Singh said on Saturday that at 1.20 p

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