Miscreants decamped wit hRs 3.5 lakh kept in the storage box of a motorcycle parked in front of a police station in Jajpur on Thursday.
The cash belonged to a teacher Radhanaryan Rath. The incident occurred when Rath visited the police station to inquire about a matter. Rath had withdrawn the money for his daughter’s marriage. After withdrawing the money from the Jajpur SBI branch, he kept the money in the storage box of his motorcycle. Sources said the teacher had asked his school peon, who was accompanying him, to guard the motorcycle, but later found the storage box broken and cash missing.
“When asked, the peon claimed that he had gone to attend nature’s call when the incident occurred,” Rath said, adding that he has lodged a police complaint.
The peon was detained while further investigation was underway, police said.