Uttar Pradesh salesman fakes Rs 10 lakh robbery to purchase house, held with wife
AGRA: A tobacco company salesman from Mathura, who claimed he was robbed of Rs 10 lakh by motorcycle-borne assailants, was held along with his wife on Wednesday after police found that he had staged the robbery to cover up the misappropriation of company funds for the purchase of a house.
According to police, Vijay Kumar (31), a commission agent associated with Mathura-based JP Enterprises, a pan masala trading company, lodged a complaint at the highway police station on June 22.
He alleged that while carrying cash collected from wholesale traders in Aurangabad and Azam Nagar to hand over to the company owner, two unidentified men intercepted him and fled with the money after spraying an irritant into his eyes.
Multiple teams comprising police, surveillance personnel and SWAT units were deployed to investigate.
Officers examined CCTV footage, tracked Kumar's movements and reconstructed his route. However, the probe failed to uncover any proof supporting his claims, police said.
According to police, Vijay Kumar (31), a commission agent associated with Mathura-based JP Enterprises, a pan masala trading company, lodged a complaint at the highway police station on June 22.
He alleged that while carrying cash collected from wholesale traders in Aurangabad and Azam Nagar to hand over to the company owner, two unidentified men intercepted him and fled with the money after spraying an irritant into his eyes.
Multiple teams comprising police, surveillance personnel and SWAT units were deployed to investigate.
Officers examined CCTV footage, tracked Kumar's movements and reconstructed his route. However, the probe failed to uncover any proof supporting his claims, police said.
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