Mysuru: All the seven persons who had barged into the office of a businessman and looted Rs. 29,66,840 lakh cash in the upmarket Gokulam locality on June 23 were locals. The V.V. Puram Police have obtained vital clues about the dacoits and the arrest will be made in a day or two. Police sources said that an insider was also involved in the dacoity.
It may be recalled here that on June 23, at around 11.45 am, the gang entered the office of Naveen Kumar Gupta, proprietor of Kyathi Steel Company based in Thandya in Nanjangud Taluk. The office is located at Gokulam 3rd Stage (4th Main, 9th Cross near Vidyavardhaka Engineering College). The company has its head office at Yadavagiri and the Gokulam office was opened to make payments to transport operators and traders of steel scrap.
