Bhopal

Store manager, another booked for theft of Rs 9l garments

Staff Reporter

MP Nagar police have booked the store manager and the godown in-charge of Go Colours store at DB Mall for stealing  garments worth Rs 9 lakh; two other accused went missing after a case was registered against them on Thursday.

Police said that the store Manager Pramod Dhakad and godown in-charge Ekta Sahu were booked for criminal breach of trust.

The store located at second floor of the DB Mall and the godown is also situated in DB Mall.

 The store owned by Fashion India Private limited and when audit was conducted by the company it was found that garments were missing. The store manager and godown in-charge were questioned by the company officials who conducted the audit and they were not able to provide any satisfactory answer to the question.

During the audit over 1500 garments were found missing which were worth Rs 9 lakh. The fraud was committed in the past one year during which the two were responsible for operating the store and managing the godown.

The area manager of the company Saddam Hussain lodged a complaint with the MP Nagar police and the police started investigation.

After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 406 and 408 of the IPC against Pramod Dhakad and Ekta Sahu on Thursday and have started further investigation. The two went absconding after the case was registered and search for the two has been started said the police. Details of the fraud would be revealed after the arrest of the accused.