LUCKNOW, May 3 -- A joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and Jharkhand Police on Friday in Varanasi solved a high-value daylight robbery at a Bank of Maharashtra branch in Barhi, Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, with three alleged members of an interstate gang, including its alleged kingpin, arrested and part of the looted cash and gold recovered.

The robbery took place on April 24 around 3 pm when armed assailants allegedly entered the bank, overpowered staff and looted nearly 4 kg of gold ornaments along with Rs.4.22 lakh cash, police said.

The accused were arrested near Singhpur under Sarnath police station limits in Varanasi. Police identified them as Mohammad Afzal of Nawada in Bihar, alleged gang leader, ...