Caretaker Held For Theft In Silicon City House, Recovered Cash And Gold Chain: Rs 9 Lakh, Gold Chain Recovered From His Possession | FPJ
Indore(Madhya Pradesh): A caretaker was arrested for stealing Rs 12 lakh and a gold chain from the house of the manager of a truck company’s service centre in Silicon City, police said on Tuesday.
After committing the theft, the accused visited various places, including Ahmedabad, Somnath, Bhopal and Ujjain.
DCP (zone-1) Vinod Kumar Meena informed the media that the theft took place in the house of Amit Mishra, manager of a truck company’s service station in Kishanganj area, on March 11. Mishra was in office while his parents and wife were at home when their caretaker allegedly stole Rs 12 lakh and a gold chain from the almirah.
They suspected him when he left the job without informing. Mishra said in his complaint that he lived in Dharmaraj Apartment in Silicon City. He had brought his parents, who were in Bhopal, a few days ago. He had hired caretaker Keshav Rajak, a resident of Damoh, from Bhopal and later also called him to the city. He was planning to buy a house in the city and had kept money to give a token amount to a builder.
A team led by Rau police station in charge Rajpal Singh Rathore started the investigation and examined the CCTV camera footage of the area. The teams also raided Maihar, Nandrai, Patharia, Damoh, Vidisha and Bhopal in search of Keshav. Later, police received information on Monday that the suspect was seen on Bypass Road and he was carrying a shoulder bag. The police team reached the place and caught Keshav Rajak from there.
He had hidden some cash and gold chain in bushes
Keshav allegedly confessed to the crime and informed the police that after stealing cash and a gold chain, he had bought a bag from a shop in Silicon City. After that, he took some cash from the bag and hid the bag in the bushes in an isolated place. Later he visited Ahmedabad, Somnath, Bhopal and Ujjain. After reaching the city, he was going somewhere after taking the bag containing money from the bushes. Police recovered Rs 9 lakh and a gold chain from his possession. He is being questioned for the remaining amount.
