With mastermind in 7-day remand, cops hope to crack ₹20 cr gold heist

Subodh Singh is accused in 28 major offences, including a dozen gold loot cases in six years

- MAYANK BHUSAN PANI @Sambalpur

IN a major boost to investigation into the ₹20 crore Mannapuram Gold Finance robbery, Sambapur police has brought Subodh Singh, mastermind of the heist, on a seven-day remand.

The 42-year-old Singh, an interstate criminal, was operating his network from Presidency Jail in Kolkata. His remand comes weeks after Sambalpur police arrested a key accused, Uttam Paswan, from Guwahati. Paswan, who allegedly coordinated the entire heist, was arrested on February 5.

Now with Singh in remand, Sambalpur police hopes to crack the mastermind's criminal network which spanned across states and involved contract killings, murders, and a spate of extortions.