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Cash Collection Employee Arrested for Staging Elaborate Fake Robbery of Rs 30 Lakh
- •A 24-year-old cash collection employee, Parveen Malhotra, was arrested for allegedly staging a fake robbery of Rs 30 lakh with an associate, Parveen alias Prem.
- •Malhotra claimed three men on a motorcycle robbed him near Zakhira Flyover, but discrepancies in his story, including an un-cut shirt despite a chest injury and contradictory CCTV footage, raised suspicion.
- •During interrogation, Malhotra confessed to planning the robbery, handing the cash to his friend Prem at Keshav Puram Metro Station, and self-inflicting an injury with a razor blade.
- •He also allegedly damaged and discarded his mobile phone near Peeragarhi Metro Station to destroy evidence related to the staged incident.
- •Police recovered the entire Rs 30 lakh from Prem's residence in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, along with the motorcycle used by Malhotra, and both individuals were arrested.
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Parveen Malhotra collected Rs 30 lakh from three locations for his employer, then handed the cash bag to his associate, Parveen alias Prem, at Keshav Puram Metro Station. He then injured himself with a razor blade and falsely claimed that three men on a black motorcycle had robbed him near Zakhira Flyover.
Investigators noticed several discrepancies, including the fact that Malhotra's shirt had no corresponding cut despite his claimed chest injury. Furthermore, CCTV footage from the stated location and time, along with his inconsistent statements and route verification, failed to corroborate his version of events.
Following the interrogation and confession of Malhotra, a police team raided the residence of his associate Prem in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, and successfully recovered the entire Rs 30 lakh. The motorcycle used in the incident was also recovered, and both suspects were taken into custody.
