A fake call from the “PM’s office”. A tunnel under a bank’s vault. A heist on a fast-moving train. India has seen some of the most daring and dramatic heists in modern history. The book brings out the true stories behind them. A mysterious man recruits “intelligence officers” through a newspaper ad to rob a Mumbai jewellery store. In Tamil Nadu, a gang slices through the roof of a moving train to loot it mid-journey. In Punjab, robbers dig an underground tunnel to break into a bank, only for the heist to end in a mysterious death. A truck loaded with mobile parts is hijacked on a highway after a high-speed chase. And in a jaw-dropping con, a man impersonates the then Prime Minister of India to pull off a heist... then dies in custody, raising more questions than answers. The Great Indian Heists is a heart-pounding collection of real-life stories that reveal the cunning, chaos, and sheer audacity of India’s most unforgettable robberies. Each story is more unbelievable than the last—and yet, every word is true.
