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Ghaziabad: Two arrested in ₹27 lakh cash van heist
Ghaziabad police on May 11, 2026 arrested two men in connection with the ₹27 lakh cash van robbery on NH-9 near Crossings Republik on May 6. The arrests come as investigators continue to pursue four absconding suspects and recover items linked to the crime.
Why It Matters
The arrests advance the investigation into a multi-suspect heist involving surveillance, vehicle tampering, and a substantial cash disappearance, highlighting ongoing law enforcement efforts in Ghaziabad and the use of CCTV in identifying suspects.
Timeline
3 Events
Arrests and initial recoveries in the case
May 11, 2026
Ghaziabad police crime branch arrested two accused: a 20-year-old man from Chipiyana underpass near NH-9 and a 23-year-old man from Vijay Nagar. Over 500 CCTV cameras were scanned before the arrests. The two other suspects, including a wood-shop owner in Vijay Nagar, remain absconding. Police recovered ₹8.6 lakh, the Baleno, an axe, and an illegal weapon from the accused. The remaining cash is believed to be with the absconding suspects.
Cash van robbery on NH-9 near Crossings Republik
May 6, 2026
Unidentified armed suspects hijacked a cash van after overpowering the driver. The van staff went toward an ATM to deposit cash. A shot was fired in the air as suspects fled with ₹27 lakh. A gray Baleno car was parked near the scene from around 10am; three suspects drove the van on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway while the Baleno followed without registration plates. The robbers damaged the van’s CCTV and cash boxes with an axe and escaped with the money, later changing the Baleno’s appearance to avoid detection. The van reportedly had ₹90 lakh on the day, with ₹60 lakh transferred to another cash van and some cash deposited in ATMs and the van.
Planning and surveillance begin for the cash van robbery
March 2026
The six-member group spent about five months planning the May 6, 2026 cash-van robbery after watching a web series and began tracking the van staff’s route and movements several times since March 2026 as part of the preparation.