PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Sept 27: In a major breakthrough, police have arrested Chandan Kumar Mandal, the alleged mastermind behind the sensational Rs 30 lakh loot incident that took place near Gurudwara Road under Bistupur police station on September 4.
Mandal was nabbed from Dhapri Shampur in Bihar’s Munger district.
According to Bistupur police station in-charge Alok Kumar Dubey, Chandan Mandal—also known as Saurabh or Chandu—was the key accused who snatched the cash-filled bag from businessman Saket Agarwal.
After committing the crime, Mandal and his associates fled in a SUV to a slum in Adityapur, where they briefly halted before escaping towards Rajnagar.
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Chandan then took his Rs 5 lakh share from the loot and fled to his ancestral village in Munger.
Police intensified their search for the accused soon after the incident, using both technical surveillance and human intelligence to track his movements.
The efforts paid off when the police team finally arrested him in Munger.
At the time of his arrest, Rs 50,000 in cash—part of the stolen amount—was recovered from his possession.
Earlier, on September 12, police had arrested four other members of the gang involved in the robbery.
Interrogation of these suspects revealed the full structure of the criminal network, ultimately leading to Mandal’s arrest.
Officials stated that Chandan Mandal was one of the most active members of the gang and played the role of mastermind in planning and executing the heist.
During interrogation, he admitted to receiving Rs 5 lakh from the loot, out of which he had already spent a significant amount.
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Station in-charge Dubey confirmed that the investigation has been completed, and the process of filing the chargesheet in court has begun.
With Mandal’s arrest, police are hopeful of recovering the remaining stolen cash soon.
The arrest of the key conspirator is being hailed as a major success for the Jamshedpur police in cracking this high-profile loot case.
