Domestic help, cousin held for staging robbery of ₹5 lakh

‘Duo planned to steal employer’s money to start own venture’

A domestic help has been arrested from north Delhi’s Wazirabad for allegedly staging a robbery of ₹5 lakh, belonging to his employer, in order to start his own venture. His cousin brother has also been arrested for allegedly assisting him in the crime.

According to the police, they received a PCR call on Monday from the accused, Deepak, 34, who alleged that two bikers had robbed him of his mobile phone and cash worth ₹5 lakh.

After a police team reached the spot, Deepak claimed that he had collected ₹5 lakh from Sector 3 in Rohini around 5.45 p.m. on the instructions of his employer, Rajeev Bansal. He told the police that he had kept the money in his scooty and was going to deliver it at Seelampur when around 6.20 p.m., near the Burari flyover, two men on a bike threw red chilli powder in his eyes, forcing him to stop the scooty. The pillion rider caught hold of Deepak and snatched his mobile phone and the money, the accused told the police.