India, Aug. 26 -- The alleged mastermind in the Manappuram Gold heist case, in which 8.54 kilograms of gold worth over Rs.6 crore was looted at gunpoint from the firm's Sheetla Mata Road branch in Gurugram, surrendered before a Charkhi Dadri court on Monday, police said.

Officials identified the suspect as Vijay, who has been remanded to five-day police custody by Charkhi Dadri police for interrogation. He was also wanted in connection with a burglary at another Manappuram Gold branch in Charkhi Dadri, where 6.6 kg of gold and Rs.14.2 lakh in cash were allegedly stolen on May 2, 2025, by breaking the main gate and opening the vault using a duplicate key.

Arsh Verma, superintendent of police, Charkhi Dadri, said, "We have recovered almos...