The photograph of a miscreant, who fled with a handbag containing Rs7 lakh from Marwadi Road on Wednesday night, has been obtained from the CCTV footage of the nearby installed cameras.
The police have been intensified the hunt for the suspected person. The handbag containing Rs7 lakh was stolen from Marwari road on Wednesday from a scooter, after the victim closed his shop and stopped at a fruit seller’s stall.
According to the police, the search for the miscreant appearing in the video footage has been started.
ASP Zone 3 Manu Vyas said that search for the miscreant has been intensified and photograph of the miscreant has been matched with the data of the photographs of criminals.
From the video clippings, it could be inferred that the miscreant escaped with the bag and the victim was unaware of the incident and later found that the bag was missing. Investigation on all the possible aspects would be made. During the investigation, claims made by the victim would be verified and checked to ensure foul play, he added.
The suspicion of insider passing the information is possible but it is also possible that the miscreant has followed the victim and when he got opportunity he escaped with the bag carrying money.
Based on the video footage, police have started investigation into the matter. It is possible that the tribes involved in thefts have stolen the bag.
Notably, the victim parked the vehicle and went to buy oranges and when he returned his bag was found missing.
The bag was having Rs7 lakh, claimed the victim. The cash was the collection of the Diwali festival and was kept at the shop. The police have registered a case under section 379 of the IPC and have started further investigation.