Karimnagar Robbery: Police Arrest 3 of Subodh Singh’s Infamous Gang

A high-stakes jewelry heist in Telangana’s Karimnagar has led to the capture of three members from the shadowy Subodh Singh gang, unraveling a plot hatched from inside a Bihar jail. On May 3, robbers burst into PMJ Jewelry Shop during daytime hours, shooting four workers and escaping with 161 tolas of gold jewelry alongside 112 carats of precious diamonds.

Confirming the arrests Thursday, Karimnagar Commissioner Ghaus Alam stated 13 individuals stand identified, with relentless searches for others in progress. Subodh Singh, the gang’s Bihar-origin boss imprisoned in Purnea, is pinpointed as the architect, directing the crime despite incarceration.

Renowned for surgical strikes in Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Uttarakhand, the gang employs evasion strategies that test police limits. Their debut felony in Telangana prompted an exhaustive probe yielding these arrests.

Raghunath Karmakar, the on-ground commander from West Bengal’s Asansol, was detained with Ravish Kumar and Mahtab Khan from respective states. Evidence points to extensive pre-planning: surveillance over two months at sites like Khammam, Mancherial, Peddapalli, and Jagtial, settling on Karimnagar.

Fleeing via bikes to Dharmapuri, they fragmented into triads and slipped away on trains and buses. Five executed the raid, aided by eight facilitators. Recovered items: Rs 51,000 cash, two phones, SIMs, and spurious Aadhaar documents.

The commissioner lauded his force’s tenacity against such elusive criminals while withholding fugitive details to protect ongoing efforts. Plans include court-sanctioned questioning of Singh in Purnea. This operation fortifies Telangana against rising interstate robbery threats, promising fuller justice.