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OCTOPUS operation underway after failed robbery attempt at Muthoot Finance in Hyderabad

Commandos of the anti-terrorist squad of Telangana State police, OCTOPUS, are carrying out a major search operation inside a residential complex in Rajendranagar of Hyderabad following suspicion of armed personnel, who earlier in the day made a vain bid to rob a Muthoot Finance outlet at Mailardevpally, being holed up in the complex.
Commandos of the anti-terrorist squad of Telangana State police, OCTOPUS, are carrying out a major search operation inside a residential complex in Rajendranagar of Hyderabad following suspicion of armed personnel, who earlier in the day made a vain bid t
Commandos of the anti-terrorist squad of Telangana State police, OCTOPUS, are carrying out a major search operation inside a residential complex in Rajendranagar of Hyderabad following suspicion of armed personnel, who earlier in the day made a vain bid t
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TRACKING DOWN THEIR BAT MOBILE: The operation was launched after Cyberabad police tracked down a vehicle allegedly used by the gang of seven members who tried to rob a Muthoot Finance office at Mailardevpally this morning. The police had spotted the car used by the suspects in the evening at the apartment complex in Rajendranagar area and have cordoned off the area to search each house. (R. Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
TRACKING DOWN THEIR BAT MOBILE: The operation was launched after Cyberabad police tracked down a vehicle allegedly used by the gang of seven members who tried to rob a Muthoot Finance office at Mailardevpally this morning. The police had spotted the car used by the suspects in the evening at the apartment complex in Rajendranagar area and have cordoned off the area to search each house. (R. Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
THE FOUR SUSPECTS: Today, at 10.11 in the morning, a group of four members had entered Muthoot Finance office posing as customers trying to pledge their gold ornaments. (CCTV footage)
THE FOUR SUSPECTS: Today, at 10.11 in the morning, a group of four members had entered Muthoot Finance office posing as customers trying to pledge their gold ornaments. (CCTV footage)
FOILED ATTEMPT; FLEE AREA: Two persons engaged the staff in conversation while the other two entered the manager's cabin and asked him about applying for a gold loan. When the manager Latheef was explaining the procedure to them, the two persons took out pistols, pointed it towards him and demanded gold and money. The manager raised an alarm and a staff member pressed the emergency alarm button. Locals hearing the alarm immediately came to the rescue, forcing the miscreants to flee. (CCTV footage)
FOILED ATTEMPT; FLEE AREA: Two persons engaged the staff in conversation while the other two entered the manager's cabin and asked him about applying for a gold loan. When the manager Latheef was explaining the procedure to them, the two persons took out pistols, pointed it towards him and demanded gold and money. The manager raised an alarm and a staff member pressed the emergency alarm button. Locals hearing the alarm immediately came to the rescue, forcing the miscreants to flee. (CCTV footage)
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES: The offenders ran towards the lane adjacent to the building and fled in a white coloured Chevrolet Tavera car, which bore the registration number TS 12 MH 5711. That car was traced to the apartment complex, which led to the ongoing operation. Cyberabad joint commissioner Shahnawaz Qasim said the suspects came to the Muthoot office in the Tavera at 7 am and waited for the right time to strike. At 10.11 am, they entered the office but had to rush out within three minutes at 10.14, after an alarm was raised and locals gathered to extend help. (R. Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES: The offenders ran towards the lane adjacent to the building and fled in a white coloured Chevrolet Tavera car, which bore the registration number TS 12 MH 5711. That car was traced to the apartment complex, which led to the ongoing operation. Cyberabad joint commissioner Shahnawaz Qasim said the suspects came to the Muthoot office in the Tavera at 7 am and waited for the right time to strike. At 10.11 am, they entered the office but had to rush out within three minutes at 10.14, after an alarm was raised and locals gathered to extend help. (R. Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE: Hundreds of fully-armed OCTOPUS commandos with the help of local police, at Rajendranagar, have cordoned off the 'My Homes Housing Palace' complex, and are moving in to the residential area, where around 900 people reside. (R. Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE: Hundreds of fully-armed OCTOPUS commandos with the help of local police, at Rajendranagar, have cordoned off the 'My Homes Housing Palace' complex, and are moving in to the residential area, where around 900 people reside. (R. Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
THE GUJARAT CONNECTION: The police suspect that the offenders could be from Gujarat, according to the clues they collected in preliminary investigation, apart from information collected from witnesses. “Around 900 families from Gujarat have migrated to Hyderabad after Godhra riots and many of them are living at Happy Homes residential apartments. Two persons have abandoned their car at apartments located near PVNR Expressway pillar no 190 and had been seen running into the apartments,” said a source. (R. Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
THE GUJARAT CONNECTION: The police suspect that the offenders could be from Gujarat, according to the clues they collected in preliminary investigation, apart from information collected from witnesses. “Around 900 families from Gujarat have migrated to Hyderabad after Godhra riots and many of them are living at Happy Homes residential apartments. Two persons have abandoned their car at apartments located near PVNR Expressway pillar no 190 and had been seen running into the apartments,” said a source. (R. Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
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