A person, who committed a robbery at his own home and later complained before police that he was robbed of Rs 30 lakh cash and gold ornaments in a heist that took place in his house, was detained by police here.
According to an FIR lodged by Bankupalli Viswa Ganapati Sharma, on Saturday morning he along with his mother had been to Palakonda in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh over old age pension issue.
After arrival in his house at Royat Colony in Rayagada town, he found that some unknown culprits committed theft of Rs 30 lakh and 10-tola of gold ornaments, by breaking open the door of his house. After he lodged an FIR, a case was registered under Rayagada PS case No.159 on the same date and the investigation was conducted by Rayagada PS IIC Rashmi Ranjan Pradhan. During interrogation, complainant Ganapati confessed that with an ulterior motive, he himself had concealed the cash amounting Rs 24 lakh and gold ornaments. Police seized the cash and ornaments from him. Meanwhile, eyebrows were raised regarding the source of such a huge amount of cash hidden in the house of the complainant, who is a priest by profession.