Two bags carrying Rs2.5 lakh, a gun licence and 10 live cartridges were stolen from a car belonging to a Gwalior-based contractor near Manohar Dairy restaurant in MP Nagar area on Friday. According to the MP Nagar police, the victim, Yogesh Upadhyay, was in the city on Friday and when he reached BJP office he found that the two bags were missing from the car, Inova, and immediately lodged a complaint with police.
In his compliant the victim stated that he went to the Public Works Department office for some private work and after completion of the work went for lunch along with his two friends at Manohar Dairy restaurant in MP Nagar. later, when he reached BJP office he found that two bags out of the four bags were missing. The two bags were carrying around Rs2.5 lakh, a gun licence and ten cartridges.
Upadhyay said the locks of the car were closed and the window panes were intact. However, police said the investigation based on the statements of the victim was on. The victim hails from Gwalior and works as a contractor. The victim is presently working for Police Housing Colony in Ashok Nagar and for some work related of the same project he was in Bhopal on Friday. The police registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC and have started further investigation.