Train robbery case; NASA helped by investigation

At last, after two years, a special team of CB-CID has cracked the mysterious train robbery of Rs 5.75 crore, belonging to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), from a Salem-Chennai Egmore Express by cutting an opening on the roof in May 2016.

Based on the satellite images shared by NASA, circumstantial evidence, eye-witnesses and technical support, more than 100 phone calls were traced on the train route, which eventually led to the narrowing down on the 11 prime suspects.

The robbery was noticed only after RBI officials opened the coaches. The currency notes were kept in 226 boxes and the robbers entered by making a 2×2-foot opening on top of the coach. This was something which baffled the investigators as heavy machinery was required to do it.