In need of cash, man fakes ED raid to loot nephew
Ludhiana: Police arrested three individuals in the case of approximately Rs 30 lakh loot involving the owner of a money transfer office. Police also recovered over Rs 15 lakh cash and 695 US dollars from their possession.
Investigation revealed that the main accused is the victim's maternal uncle, who had been facing financial crises and needed money to start a business.
The arrested accused are Sanjeev Goyal of Jamalpur, uncle of the victim, Goyal's brother-in-law Varun Mittal of Amritsar, and Gagandeep Sharma of Jodhewal. Their absconding accomplices are Deepak and Navdeep Singh alias Romy of Amritsar, and Jagga of New Kitchlu Nagar.
A case under sections 304 (snatching), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 3 (5) (criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of BNS has been lodged against them on the complaint of Charis Garg, a money changer from New Kitchlu Nagar.
On August 16 at around 6.10pm, Garg was on his way home with a relative after collecting cash from his office near Damoria Bridge when the accused intercepted them in a car.
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The accused, who posed as officers of the directorate of enforcement (ED), made them sit in the car on the pretext of frisking them and robbed them of cash before escaping.
Deputy commissioner of police (DCP-City) Rupinder Singh said that the police traced the accused and arrested two of them. Sanjeev Goyal, the victim's uncle, hatched the conspiracy. Goyal was aware that Garg dealt in large amounts of cash and carried cash home every evening.
Since he did not have a steady income and wanted to start a business, he devised a plan to loot his nephew.
An official said that the victim did not disclose the exact amount robbed; however, he said that it was about Rs 30 lakh. So far, police have recovered about Rs 15 lakh. Raids are being conducted for the arrest of the remaining accused, after which the exact amount robbed will be confirmed.
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