Miscreants stole Rs50,000 from the dicky of a trader’s scooter at lalwani Press Road under Kotwali police station late on Monday night.According to the police, the victim Shailendra Rathod (38) had gone for shopping at lalwani press road. When he returned to the scooter he found that the dickey was open and the cash was missing.A complaint was lodged with the Kotwali police station and in the complaint the victim stated that on Monday evening he had gone for shopping at lalwani press road area and after shopping for around an hour when he returned he found that the dickey of his scooter was open and Rs50,000 cash which were kept inside it were missing.
The victim is a resident of BDA colony at Koh-e-Fiza and is a whole sale trader of grains.Based on the information after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 376 of the IPC and have started further investigation.Surprisingly the area where the theft took place is a one of the busiest market places of the city and when the shopkeepers were questioned they expressed ignorance over the theft.Police said that the circumstantial evidences suggest victim was followed as the miscreants targeted the victim’s scooter and other vehicles were not disturbed.Victim’s employees and acquaintances would be questioned said the police.