Bollywood-style ‘raid’: Distant relative, 2 others pose as CBI officers, flee with cash, jewels from Delhi bizman’s house

Dressed successful achromatic shirts and achromatic trousers with masks covering their faces, they introduced themselves arsenic CBI officials from the Okhla branch

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In a heist inspired by a Bollywood thriller, a woman, a shopkeeper and an unemployed younker posed arsenic CBI officers and raided a businessman's location successful northbound Delhi, making disconnected with currency and jewellery worthy lakhs of rupees.

The 3 were held aft a week-long cognition that took Delhi Police teams to Haridwar and Mussoorie, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said.

According to police, the 22-year-old pistillate is simply a distant comparative of the unfortunate and was alert of the currency and jewellery kept astatine his Wazirabad house.

She roped successful Keshav Prasad, 28, who runs a nutrient supplement store successful Haridwar, and Vivek Singh, 20, an unemployed pupil from Delhi's Johripur area, to hatch the plan.

"On the evening of July 10, the trio knocked connected the doorway of the complainant's house. Dressed successful achromatic shirts and achromatic trousers with masks covering their faces, they introduced themselves arsenic CBI officials from the Okhla branch," said the DCP.

They claimed to beryllium acting connected an FIR and said that they had a warrant to hunt the house. When the household asked to spot the document, the trio rebuked them and demanded cooperation.

They past broke unfastened an almirah and claimed that they were "seizing" currency worthy Rs 3 lakh on with golden and metallic jewellery, constabulary said.

"When the complainant asked for an acknowledgment for the seized items, the accused wrote a fewer lines and signed utilizing fake names successful a notebook belonging to the complainant's daughter," the DCP said.

Realising thing was amiss, the household called the constabulary but by then, the imposters had vanished.

Following the registration of a case, the constabulary launched a probe and scanned footage from 200 CCTV cameras successful the area, which yet led the investigators to a motorcycle parked extracurricular the victim's location during the incident.

"The registration fig of the motorcycle was traced to Karawal Nagar and the proprietor was identified arsenic Keshav Prasad, but helium was not recovered astatine his residence," said the DCP.

Technical surveillance of the accused's mobile phones revealed that they were perpetually connected the move, shifting locations betwixt Haridwar and Mussoorie.

"After tracking them for days, our squad yet managed to nab Keshav and the pistillate from Mussoorie connected July 18. The 3rd accused, Vivek, was arrested from Haridwar the aforesaid day," helium said.

During interrogation, the accused confessed to the heist. The pistillate revealed she had learnt astir the valuables successful the location during household visits and planned the "raid" to execute the robbery. She roped successful Prasad, who successful crook brought successful Singh, his neighbour, to implicit the team.

As portion of their disguise, they bought ceremonial apparel and plotted each detail, including however to enactment similar officers and however to person the household during the fake search.

After the robbery, the trio checked into hotels and changed locations frequently, adjacent splurging immoderate of the stolen wealth connected question and luxury.

The constabulary recovered Rs 1.75 lakh successful cash, 29 pieces of golden and metallic jewellery, the motorcycle utilized successful the crime.