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Crime
ASI’s ₹1.4 million cash bag snatched on Jabalpur bus in three‑minute heist
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 30 Oct 2026, 06:01 PM
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A bag containing ₹1.4 million was stolen from an Assistant Sub‑Inspector on a Jabalpur city bus, with the thief completing the robbery in about three minutes.
An Assistant Sub‑Inspector was travelling on a city bus in Jabalpur when a bag holding approximately ₹1.4 million was taken from him. The incident unfolded during the regular route of the bus, and the officer was left without the cash he was carrying.
According to the police report, the thief managed to seize the bag within a span of three minutes, slipping away before the driver or other passengers could intervene. The rapid nature of the theft suggests a pre‑planned operation, although no further details about the assailant have been released.
Local police have opened an investigation, urging commuters and witnesses to come forward with any information that could help identify the perpetrator. The case is being treated as a serious criminal offense, given the large amount of cash involved.
According to the police report, the thief managed to seize the bag within a span of three minutes, slipping away before the driver or other passengers could intervene. The rapid nature of the theft suggests a pre‑planned operation, although no further details about the assailant have been released.
Local police have opened an investigation, urging commuters and witnesses to come forward with any information that could help identify the perpetrator. The case is being treated as a serious criminal offense, given the large amount of cash involved.