Cash amounting to Rs10 lakh were lifted in broad daylight from the car of a businessman near Pushpak apartment in Chhotapara in the city on Monday afternoon, police said.
“The bag was lifted in a flash after diverting the victim’s attention to the rear side of car by some unidentified person in the name of oil leakage,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Raipur Sanjeev Shukla said.
According to the SP, it seems to be handiwork of some professional gang from Andhra Pradesh or Odisha origin. According to the police, the victim was identified as Saket Goyal who is a real estate businessman had withdrawn Rs10 lakh from Axis bank branch located in Pachpedhi Naka.
He was on way back to his office at Chhotapara in his car being driven by his driver. Some unidentified bikers had then told them that oil was leaking from rear side of the car, to which driver did not paid any heed, police said.
later on, when they reached at Pushpak Apartment another unidentified man came and told them that car had oil leakage. Both Saket and his driver stepped out of the car to check the leakage and few moments later they found bag having cash missing from car. As soon as police got the information, checking at entry and exit point of city was heightened but to no avail.
“We have recovered some CCTV footages and are trying to nab the offenders,” the SP said while adding that a case in this connection has been registered.