Self-staged Rs 37.5 lakh robbery by firm’s employees busted

A robbery of Rs 37.5 lakh near Burari flyover in north Delhi turned out to be a self-staged conspiracy allegedly orchestrated by two employees of a private company along with their associates, officials said on Saturday.

Police solved the case and recovered almost the entire amount stolen. Three accused, including the two employees of the victim company’s advertising and newspaper publishing business, were arrested on Friday, while efforts are underway to nab the remaining suspects, police said.

The police received a PCR call regarding a cash robbery at Wazirabad police station on July 9. Complainant Mohan Dass told police that he and his colleagues, Abhishek and Yogesh, had collected Rs 45.5 lakh in cash from Chandni Chowk for delivery to their employer’s residence in Saraswati Vihar.

“Mohan Dass and Abhishek were travelling on one motorcycle carrying Rs 37.5 lakh in a bag, while Yogesh was following on another motorcycle with Rs 8 lakh,” the officer said.

The officer said that near Burari Flyover on the Outer Ring Road around 6 pm, three men riding a black motorcycle allegedly intercepted them by hitting their motorcycle, snatched the bag containing Rs 37.5 lakh and fled towards Nirankari Bhawan.

The complainant and Abhishek allegedly caught one of the suspects with the help of passersby, but instead of informing the police, Abhishek and Yogesh took him on their motorcycle towards their office in Badli.