3 held for swindling cash firm of 11 lakh
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Koraput: Three persons were arrested on Thursday night in connection with the misappropriation of over Rs 11 lakh from a private cash management company by staging a robbery, police said.
The arrests were made following a complaint filed by an official of the company.
Police said the incident came to light after Asish Jena, branch head of the company's Bhubaneswar office, lodged a complaint with Koraput Town police station on July 23. Jena alleged that an employee, Siba Prasad Nag, 31, deputed at the firm's Koraput branch, had misappropriated Rs 11, 04,370.
The case took a turn when Siba reportedly called a subordinate, claiming that he had been robbed by unidentified miscreants near the LIC office in Koraput while on his way to deposit the cash at a private bank.
However, suspicion arose when Siba failed to file a police report and his mobile phone became unreachable. This prompted Jena to lodge the complaint.
"Based on CCTV footage and other technical evidence, we apprehended Nag of Jeypore. He confessed to orchestrating the robbery," said Satyananda Patra, IIC of Koraput Town police station.
Police arrested two other accused — Badal Nag (27) of Jeypore and Khirasindhu Bindhani (40) of Silakguda in Nabarangpur district — based on Siba's statement.
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"The trio had conspired to stage a robbery, choosing a location in the town not covered by CCTV surveillance. Khirasindhu was roped in to play the role of an outsider to deflect suspicion," Patra added.
So far, police have recovered Rs 4 lakh in cash and seized the motorcycle used in the crime. One more accused from Nabarangpur district is at large, and efforts are on to apprehend him, police said.
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