Cash amounting to `23 lakh was robbed in broad day light from a car parked in the Town Hall compound here on Monday. The complainant after parking the vehicle was visiting the Collectorate for some work and after returning found money missing, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bilaspur Abhishek Meena said.
According to the police, Shyam Agrawal, a resident of Rohni Vihar had registered a report with Civil lines Police station in this connection. “Agrawal had reached the Collectorate around 11 am and had parked his car in Town Hall. He was carrying cash in a bag and had kept it in car. However when he returned, he found that back door of the car was open and bag missing,” Station House Officer (SHO) Suresh Dhruv told The Pioneer.
The SHO further informed that soon after getting information, checking was intensified in different parts of the city, however, the money could not be traced. When police questioned Agrawal about the destination of huge cash, he could not give a satisfactory reply, SHO said adding, victim is a land broker.
“During primary investigations we also found that lock of car was not broken and central locking of the car was functioning properly. It means the doors were opened by using keys,” SHO Dhruv claimed. Meanwhile, a case in this connection has been registered with Civil lines Police station under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and investigations have begun.