Woman businessman defrauded of Rs 1 crore, police surprised to know about the act

New Delhi: In South Extension area of South Delhi, police have arrested three people for absconding with Rs 1 crore from a business woman. The police have also detained a woman in this case. Police have also recovered Rs 93.46 lakh of the defrauded amount from their possession. According to the police, the victim was a resident of Gurgaon, and she owned a clothes shop in South Extension. One of the three arrested is Rishabh, who worked as a cashier at his shop.
According to the news agency report, South Delhi Deputy Commissioner Ankit Chauhan said, ‘On Tuesday, as usual, Rishabh took Rs 1 crore in cash and went out to deposit it in a bank in Defense Colony. However, after this his phone started switching off. The shop owner (woman) tried to contact him and trace him, but to no avail. After this the woman complained to the police after which investigation was started. As part of their investigation, the police analyzed CCTV footage of the crime scene and its surroundings. DCP said, investigation revealed that Rishabh had fled on a scooter with the money and went towards Sarita Vihar and Nehru Place. He said, ‘It was also revealed that he was in touch with his friend named Sachin before switching off his mobile phone.’
The police got an important clue about Rishabh on the night of Wednesday and Thursday when he switched on his wife’s mobile phone and contacted Sachin through internet calling. He told his friend that he was returning from Dehradun with his wife and would go to Gujarat by train. Rishabh asked Sachin to meet him at Nizamuddin railway station with the remaining cash. The officer said, ‘Both Rishabh and his wife were caught from the station.’ In this case of cheating, 26 year old Rishabh, 25 year old Sachin and 36 year old Akash, all three have been arrested by the police, while Rishabh’s wife has been detained by the police. On enquiry, Rishabh revealed that, ‘He used to deposit around Rs 2-3 lakh in cash from the shop in a bank in Defense Colony. The amount was huge that day as it had not been deposited for a few days, so after seeing the huge amount he became greedy and planned to run away with the cash.”