A dramatic police operation spanning multiple states has led to the arrest of two men accused of stealing Rs 45 lakh in cash from a Mumbai Chartered Accountant (CA). The Govandi police, aided by intelligence inputs and covert field work, traced the suspects to Bihar and recovered Rs 36,35,600 in cash.

According to the police, the complainant is a CA residing at Bhakti Park, Wadala, named Tejprakash Dangi, 58, who had employed drivers named Nitesh Kumar Mahato and his cousin Rahul Kumar Mahato. The drivers allegedly made off with a bag containing R45 lakh, kept in trust in the complainant’s car.