Delhi man claims he was stabbed and robbed of Rs 13 lakh, arrested for cover-up
Accountant Subhash Chand said he had withdrawn Rs 13 lakh from a bank and was robbed on a flyover by six men on three motorcycles, the Delhi Police said.
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The incident was reported on Thursday when a call was received about a robbery involving a substantial sum of money, the police said.A robbery case that initially appeared to be a brazen daylight heist took an unexpected turn when the Delhi Police discovered that it was a meticulously staged act, allegedly orchestrated by the complainant himself.
The accused and his associate were arrested, and the entire stolen amount of Rs 13 lakh was recovered, the police said on Friday.
The incident was reported on Thursday when a call was received about a robbery involving a substantial sum of money, the police said.
The complainant, Subhash Chand, 22, who works as an accountant at a trading company, claimed that he had withdrawn Rs 13 lakh from a bank and was subsequently robbed on a flyover by six unidentified men on three motorcycles.
He alleged that the assailants stabbed him and fled with the cash.
“During the investigation, CCTV cameras were analysed, but no suspicious bikes were seen chasing the complainant.Further inquiry revealed that the complainant’s injuries appeared superficial and inconsistent with being caused by a knife. Upon sustained interrogation, Chand broke down and confessed to the crime,” Sukant S Ballabh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, West, said.
Chand allegedly admitted that he had planned the staged robbery with his friend Vijaypal, 26.
According to the police, Chand, who has been employed at the trading company for two years, was reportedly under immense financial pressure after losing Rs 30 lakh in gambling.
In a desperate bid to recover his losses and repay the borrowed stake money, he allegedly concocted the plan to embezzle Rs 13 lakh from the company and cover it up as a robbery.
According to his alleged confession, Chand withdrew the cash from the bank and handed it over to Vijaypal at Rajouri Garden Metro Station.
Vijaypal then escaped using a Rapido bike service, reached Dhaula Kuan, and took a bus to his native village, the police said.
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