Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Hindupur Police Bust Inter-State Robbery Gang
The Hindupur police in Andhra Pradesh caught two men who were part of a robbery gang from North India.
They found gold worth ₹5.5 crore and some vehicles.
The men had robbed a bank in Hindupur last year.
One of them, Anil Kumar Panwar, had been caught before and had even been to jail for another bank robbery.
The police are still looking into other robberies these men might have done.
The police chief asked people to be careful and watch out for strangers, and to put up CCTV cameras to help stop crimes.
Hindupur police arrested two key inter-state accused in the Tumukunta SBI bank robbery case.
Gold ornaments weighing 5,500 grams, valued at approximately ₹5.5 crore, were recovered along with a Honda City car and a motorcycle.
The arrested accused were identified as Anil Kumar Panwar (45) from Haryana and Mohammed Ishrar Khan (45) from Rajasthan.
Anil Kumar Panwar was previously arrested in August 2025 with 2 kg of stolen gold, and Mohammed Ishrar Khan was arrested under a PT warrant in Rajasthan, leading to the recovery of an additional 3.5 kg of gold ornaments worth ₹3.5 crore.
The robbery occurred in July 2025 at the SBI branch located in the Hindupur rural industrial area, and the accused are habitual offenders involved in multiple bank robberies across several states, with at least 14 cases registered against them nationwide.
- Who
- Hindupur police, Anil Kumar Panwar, Mohammed Ishrar Khan
- What
- Busted inter-state robbery gang, recovered gold worth ₹5.5 crore and vehicles
- When
- Thursday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Hindupur, Sri Sathya Sai district, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To prevent further robberies and recover stolen property
- Location
- Hindupur, Sri Sathya Sai district, Andhra Pradesh
- Gold Recovered
- 5,500 grams (₹5.5 crore)
- Accused Arrested
- Anil Kumar Panwar, Mohammed Ishrar Khan
- Vehicle Recovered
- Honda City car, motorcycle
- Total Recovered Property Value
- ₹5.54 crore
- Previous Arrest
- Anil Kumar Panwar in August 2025
- Previous Robbery
- SBI branch in Hindupur Industrial Area (July 2025)
- Additional Cases
- 14 cases registered nationwide
