A 30-year-old man, suspected to have masterminded the series of ATM robberies in Tiruvannamalai on February 12, was arrested at gunpoint at his hideout in a dilapidated building along the Rajasthan-Haryana border on Thursday. A sum of ₹15 lakh in cash was recovered from him.
The police said J. Asif Javed, a native of Nuh taluk in Mewat district of Haryana, was the ninth suspect arrested in the case by a special team of the Tamil Nadu police. His role was planning and execution of the entire heist with a six-member gang at a hideout at KGF in Karnataka.
