MP: Chhatarpur ₹61 Lakh Cash Robbery Case Solved; Complainant Himself Mastermind, Arrested With 3 Accomplices

Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur police have solved the major robbery case of ₹61 lakh in cash from a cash van reported on Independence Day.

To everyone’s surprise, the complainant himself turned out to be the mastermind.

Notably, on Friday, Manish Ahirwar - an ATM franchise operator for Hitachi company - filed a report at Gaurihar police station claiming that unknown accused looted  ₹61 lakh in cash while it was being transported to ATMs.

Given the seriousness, police set up checkpoints in the area and launched an investigation with cyber and technical support.

During the investigation, police found Manish himself to be the culprit. Evidence revealed that he, along with his brother Pushpendra, staged the robbery so they could fraudulently claim insurance.

According to the plan, money was withdrawn from Mahoba Axis Bank to load into ATMs. On the way, accomplices Pradeep and Ravi, riding a motorcycle, stopped the vehicle at gunpoint and fled with the cash bag.

Accused was under huge debt

It is alleged he was under heavy debt of nearly ₹53 lakh and had past disputes involving ₹17 lakh with another ATM company.

Police have recovered cash worth more than ₹61 lakh, an illegal country-made pistol (.315 bore), five mobile phones, a car, and a motorcycle - total property worth nearly ₹70 lakh.

The police identified the four arrested accused as Manish Kumar Ahirwar, a franchise operator from Mahoba (UP) and the mastermind of the fake robbery; his brother Pushpendra Singh Ahirwar from Chhatarpur; Pradeep Ahirwar from Chhatarpur, who already has a criminal history including cases of loot, theft, and rape; and their cousin Ravi Ahirwar, also from Chhatarpur.

All were taken into custody, and the looted property was fully recovered.

Investigations are still underway, and legal proceedings against the accused are in progress.