Gautam Nagar police have nabbed a 22-year-old man who was trying to rob Rs 1.7 lakh cash at knife-point from a trader near Chhola Naka area on late Sunday night.
According to the police, the victim Yaseen Mansuri was to be robbed at knife-point near his shop, but he immediately raised an alarm. However, when the thief was trying to escape, on duty police personnel of Gautam Nagar police station nabbed him.
The accused was identified as Raju Kushwaha of Vidisha. The police have recovered a sharp-edged weapon from the burglar which had used in the robbery.
In his complaint, the victim stated that after closing the shop his father Alim Mansuri handed over a bag carrying Rs 1.7 lakh and when he left the shop the accused robbed him at knife point and escaped.
When the thief tried to escape he raised alarm which alerted the locals and on duty police personnel who rushed to his help and nabbed the accused.
He confessed that he became friends with Yaseen as they used to attend same coaching classes and got the information that on Sunday good amount of cash is taken to the house.
In the initial investigation police have not found any crime record of the thief with Gautam Nagar police and have started searching the details of past crime record of the accused with the other police station of the city.
Police said that the accused was alone and came walking to rob; accused had not used bike to commit crime which could have made the escape easy.
The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and section 25 of the Arms Act. During the investigation more crimes would be revealed the nabbed thief.