A 36-year-old man was arrested in Delhi for allegedly staging a robbery in an attempt to decamp with his employer's money after becoming disgruntled with his behaviour, police said on Monday.
The arrested accused was identified as Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Ashok Vihar. He worked as a driver for Sumit Gupta, who ran a business at Shastri Nagar, they said. Around 2.15 pm on August 18, Kumar left the residence of his employer on Gupta's two-wheeler with Rs 2.5 lakh for Shastri Nagar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi said.
When he reached 56 Bigha Park, Kumar claimed that his two-wheeler lost balance and hit a motorcycle parked nearby. He alleged that three people standing near the motorcycle started assaulting him.
Kumar also claimed that the trio snatched his mobile phone, wallet and documents.
They then took the keys to the two-wheeler, opened the storage box and decamped with Gupta's money, Kalsi said.
When the police questioned Kumar, he was not able to provide information about the accused. When the police analysed footage from CCTV cameras installed in the area, they discovered that the robbery had not occurred.