Just as Akshay’s team began loading the wealth into their van, the real CBI, led by Ranveer, stormed the building. Guns were drawn. The press clicked photos. For a moment, Akshay and Ranveer stood face to face.
Dressed in sharp suits, carrying forged CBI and Income Tax documents, they would raid a politician’s mansion or a businessman’s office in broad daylight. With calm authority, Akshay would declare, “Sir, we have reason to believe you have undeclared assets. We are conducting a survey.” The guilty, terrified of being caught, would almost always hand over their ill-gotten cash—sometimes in suitcases, sometimes in gunny sacks. Akshay and his team would then vanish into thin air, leaving behind a signed, “official” receipt. Hindi Movie Special 26
Chaos erupted. The businessman panicked, grabbed his jewels, and ran. In the confusion, Akshay and his team simply walked out the back door—no guns, no shouting, just quiet confidence. Just as Akshay’s team began loading the wealth
Akshay didn’t flinch. Instead, he smiled and whispered, “Are you sure, Officer?” For a moment, Akshay and Ranveer stood face to face
It was February 26, 1987. Ranveer got a tip: a massive income tax raid was being planned at the Opera House in Bombay, targeting the country’s most powerful jewelry tycoon. But Ranveer knew a secret—no real raid was scheduled that day. It was the gang’s final performance.