The Great Indian Heists

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.