Kolkata, May 14 — A police officer serving as an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) with Kolkata Police was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a daring heist in which over Rs 2.66 crore was looted from a moving taxi. The incident took place in the Entally area of the city, as per agency report.
The robbery occurred on May 5 around 11:45 AM, when two employees of a private foreign exchange firm were en route to deposit a substantial sum of money at a government bank in the Park Circus area. They had boarded a taxi from SN Banerjee Road, unaware of the ambush that lay ahead.
According to officials, the ASI is believed to be the mastermind behind the planned heist. The two employees claimed that near the Kamarhati area, two unidentified individuals forced the taxi to stop, boarded the vehicle, and fled with the cash soon after.
Following the incident, Kolkata Police’s detective department launched a thorough investigation. With the arrest of the ASI, the total number of individuals detained in connection with the case has risen to four. Among those already arrested is an employee of the private firm, suggesting an internal link to the crime.
Police sources have confirmed that further inquiries are underway to uncover the full extent of the conspiracy and recover the stolen amount.
