On Monday, Rs30,000 cash was taken away from a cash counter of a petrol pump on Hoshangabad road under Misrod police station area. Two bike-borne miscreants escaped with the packet of notes. The police have registered a case of theft under section 379 of the IPC.
According to the police, at around 11 am, packet of notes were taken away from petrol pump near Vrindavan restaurant by miscreants, who came to take change of Rs1,000 and escaped with packet of notes having Rs30,000 cash.
Police said that the packet of notes was not robbed it was stolen due to which case of theft has been registered. In the robbery, no one was harmed. After the incident, all the nearby police stations were alerted but the miscreants managed to escape and are still missing.
The victim is the owner of the petrol pump and the incident took place in the morning on Monday when the victim was at the cash counter and was having a packet of notes.
In his complaint, victim claimed that the miscreant came with a Rs1,000 note and asked to provide notes of small denomination and while he was providing the notes the miscreants took packet of notes and escaped with his accomplice on a motorbike. The miscreants escaped towards Mandideep.
After the victim informed the police, Mandideep police were alerted but Mandideep police failed to find any miscreants which suggests that the miscreants escaped between Misrod and Mandideep area said the police. The police have registered a case of theft against the miscreant and have started further investigation. During the investigation CCTV cameras of nearby areas would be searched which could help in nabbing the accused.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old woman was robbed of her purse by bike borne miscreants carrying valuables worth Rs10,000 at Arera Colony under Habibganj police station.
According to the police, the victim Richi Malviya was on her way to home when she reached E-4 area of Arera Colony bike borne miscreants attacked her and escaped with the bag.
The victim claimed that the bag carrying Rs3,000 cash, ATM card and other belongings was robbed. The total loss was around Rs10,000 in the burglary. The victim works as a teacher with Sanskar Valley School and was on her way to home after shopping at 10 no market. Police have registered a case of robbery and have started further investigation.