Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 5 -- Three detained for questioning

Three persons have been detained by the Gundlupet Police for questioning in the sensational gold heist in which a gang of five to six armed dacoits robbed a Kerala-based goldsmith of a 1.2-kg gold bar worth around Rs. 1.5 crore along the Bandipur-Nagarahole forest stretch recently.

The detentions were made by the investigation team led by Gundlupet Town Police Inspector N. Jayakumar, sources in the Police told Star of Mysore.

Four teams were formed soon after the dacoity. One team was sent to Kerala, from where three suspects were picked up and brought to Karnataka. Despite the language barrier, the team camped in Kerala, gathered inputs and detained the trio, sources said. The de...