Special 26, the comedy movie starring Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manor Bajpayee was one of the hit films, based on the 1987 Opera House heist.
According to a report, the 2013 film turned into a motivation for a posse in Cyberabad. A posse with nine members acted like Income Tax authorities, according to a report. The crime gang then, at that point, waved counterfeit identity proofs and deserted them with 1.28 kg gold and Rs 2 lakh from Nanakramguda recently.
The suspects were arrested, with the names Y Aravind, N Murali Sridhar, P Venkat Rao, Somani Sandeep and P Mohan. Stephen Raveendra, the commissioner said, “Aravind and others saw how they could rob people by posing as I-T officials. After getting leads from Jashwanth, who is now absconding, Aravind planned the heist and executed it with others.”
He said, “They made Bhagyalaxmi, her three children and driver sit in the hall before opening the almirah and decamping with gold ornaments and cash.”
He added, “Jashwanth told them about the cash transactions by Subramanyam and gave them his address. After a recce, the gang posed as I-T officials and carried out the offence.” as stated in Koi Moi.