Man stages Rs 6.5 lakh snatching in Delhi, held with two aides

According to the police, complainant Ayush Mishra told investigators that he worked for a chartered accountant in Burari and was on his way to Rajendra Place on a motorcycle to deliver Rs 6.5 lakh kept in a bag when two motorcycle-borne men snatched the cash near Old Yamuna Bridge at Shiv Mandir in Wazirabad.

Delhi Police has busted a self-staged robbery allegedly orchestrated by a chartered accountant's employee to misappropriate Rs 6.5 lakh, arresting him and his two accomplices and recovering the entire amount, police said on Sunday. The case came to light after a call regarding a snatching incident was received at Wazirabad police station on May 4, they said. According to the police, complainant Ayush Mishra told investigators that he worked for a chartered accountant in Burari and was on his way to Rajendra Place on a motorcycle to deliver Rs 6.5 lakh kept in a bag when two motorcycle-borne men snatched the cash near Old Yamuna Bridge at Shiv Mandir in Wazirabad. ''Based on his complaint, an FIR was registered, and an investigation was launched. A police team examined CCTV footage from the area and adjoining routes,'' a senior police officer said. During scrutiny of the footage, investigators found Mishra smiling while the alleged snatchers were following him, carrying the same bag, which raised suspicion, police said. Police also found discrepancies in the timeline as the alleged incident had taken place around 3.30 pm, while the PCR call was made nearly two-and-a-half hours later at 6 pm. ''Mishra repeatedly changed his version during questioning and failed to explain the delay satisfactorily. During sustained interrogation, he confessed that the robbery was staged in connivance with his associates Ashu and Akash, both residents of Kaushik Enclave in Burari,'' he said. At Mishra's instance, police recovered Rs 2.5 lakh. Subsequent raids led to the recovery of Rs 2 lakh from Ashu's motorcycle repair shop and another Rs 2 lakh from Akash's house, police said. Both motorcycles used in the conspiracy were also seized. Mishra, originally from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, had shifted to Delhi around five months ago and had started working with the chartered accountant about two months earlier. Police said he frequently handled cash deliveries for his employer and later hatched the conspiracy with Ashu and Akash during evening gatherings where they consumed alcohol together. According to the plan, Ashu allegedly provided a motorcycle to Mishra for carrying the cash, while Ashu and Akash followed him on another motorcycle, snatched the bag and fled towards Khajoori before taking a U-turn to mislead the police. Police said Akash was previously involved in a robbery case registered at Maurice Nagar police station.