Unable to repay loan,man fakes Rs 5-lakh robbery

Kumar,whose work involved registering number plates for imported cars,reportedly stated in his police complaint that he was robbed on January 31,while driving his car through the Talkatora roundabout. “Two persons — a girl,with her face partially covered,and a boy — were driving in front when they fell off the motorcycle,as if by accident. I stopped and went over to help them,” the complaint read.

It further said that even as he was taking out a bottle of water for the woman to drink,she sprayed something on his face that rendered him unconscious. Kumar claimed that the duo fled with cash and jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh and his mobile phone.

However,an investigation revealed that Kumar had taken a loan of Rs 4 lakh from a friend,and he was unable to repay the money. Upon being questioned,the accused reportedly admitted his guilt and revealed that his friend had given him a January 31 ultimatum to repay the money,a police officer said,adding that he was arrested on Tuesday.

Kumar,a resident of East Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar,had previously given his friend a cheque — which bounced. Fearing that his friend might approach the police in this regard,the accused allegedly decided to fake the robbery.