Thane: Moving swiftly, the Thane police cracked the Rs 9.16-crore armed dacoity of a cash van on June 28 by nabbing six persons and recovering Rs 3.12 crore from them, a top official said in Thane on Friday.

Making the announcement at a joint press conference, Director-General of Police Praveen Dixit and Thane Police Commissioner Parambir Singh said it was 'an insider job' by an employee and a former staffer who were involved in a two-month long planning and final execution of the heist here on Tuesday.