Noida: Man cooks up story after looting Rs 38 lakh from employer, held along with 2 kin

A private firm employee, who had two days ago claimed that he was robbed of his company's Rs 38 lakh by unidentified miscreants here, has been arrested for the crime, police said on Friday.

The accused has been identified as Hemprakash, 34, a native of Chhattisgarh, they said.

The police added that his two relatives have also been arrested for their involvement in the robbery.

On Wednesday, an accountant of the Ghaziabad-based company had reported to the police that his colleague Hemprakash was robbed at Sector 88 in the city when he was carrying the firm's Rs 38 lakh.

The accountant, however, raised suspicion over Hemprakash as well, Superintendent of Police, Noida City, Ankur Aggarwal told reporters.

"An investigation was launched into the case by the Phase II police station, leading to the arrest of Hemprakash, his brother-in-law Amit Baghel (36) and maternal cousin Mahesh (21)," the SP said.

According to the police, Hemprakash was unhappy with the work he was doing and planned to dupe his employer with the help of his relatives.

"All three are natives of Chhattisgarh and had planned to leave Noida forever and return home after this episode. They were held on Thursday near Sector 82 following a tip-off," Aggarwal said.

The accused were staying here in Hoshiarpur village and the police have recovered Rs 37.28 lakh of the robbed money from their possession, he said.

The three have been booked under Indian penal Code sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), the police said.

The accused were produced in a local court, which remanded them in judicial custody, the police added.