Two, together with a girl, are on the run, the police stated (Representational)
New Delhi:
5 folks, together with a head constable of the Delhi Police and a staffer of the Earnings Tax (IT) division, have been arrested for allegedly conducting a pretend raid at a businessman’s dwelling in west Delhi’s Janakpuri space, the police stated at this time.
The 5 embrace head constable Kuldeep Singh posted on the Crime Department unit of town police, Deepak Kashyap posted with the Vigilance Earnings tax division together with Himanshu, Ravinder and Shambhu Sharma, a senior police officer stated.
Two, together with a girl, are on the run and efforts are underway to arrest them, the officer stated.
In accordance with one other police officer, the IT staffer had info {that a} businessman in Delhi’s Janakpuri had round Rs 400 to Rs 500 crore at dwelling.
Simply earlier than the raid, one of many six accused requested the others to incorporate a girl of their plan to make the raids appear genuine, the officer stated.
The accused recommended that having a girl on their aspect would assist chase away suspicion since there are ladies in the home and nobody would inform the police, the officer stated.
The “raid” occurred on Tuesday round 8:30 am. The businessman, Kuljeet Singh, lives along with his spouse, sons, and their households. The accused entered Mr Singh’s home after he left for work, the police stated.
“The accused had deliberate to enter when the top of the household was inside. They wished to painting {that a} real raid was underway and ask him for round Rs 15 crore to settle the case. Nevertheless, once they reached, Mr Singh, who offers with elevate operations in Noida, had already left,” the officer stated.
“They needed to conduct a pretend search in the home and claimed they’d a search warrant and took the telephones of all family members. After they couldn’t discover something, they left of their automobile,” the officer stated.
One of many relations knowledgeable Mr Singh and their neighbours concerning the incident and approached the police later, the police stated.
The Janakpuri police station came upon from the division involved that the raid was pretend. The police checked CCTV footage from the realm and spoke to relations for clues concerning the accused, the police stated.
The automobile, during which the accused got here, was discovered to be owned by the top constable, the police stated.
The plan was allegedly hatched by Kuldeep and Deepak, the police stated, including that Shambu recommended the identify of the complainant as a possible goal.
A case has been registered and additional probe is underway.
Featured Video Of The Day
Left Social gathering Delegation Stopped From Visiting Violence-Hit Areas In Haryana
