NEW DELHI: A 46-year-old man and his son were arrested for allegedly robbing Rs 11 lakh from a person by posing as CBI officials, police said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Mohammad Intzar and Mohammad Yusuf (19), residents of Shaheen Bagh, they said. Intezar worked as a vendor at Chandni Chowk, police said. The duo began committing crimes as they wanted to live a lavish lifestyle. During patrolling on Tuesday, police heard a person screaming for help.
They rushed to the spot and saw two people running, a senior police officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Rajesh Deo said the incident took place on February 14 when during patrolling near Sarai Kale Khan flyover the police heard a person yelling “chor-chor”.
After a short chase, both of them were apprehended. The person who had screamed for help also reached the spot in the meantime, the officer said. The victim told the police that he works at a hardware shop in Chawri Bazar. His employer gave him a bag containing Rs 11 lakh in cash and asked him to deliver it to his residence in Punjabi Bagh.
On his way, two persons came and introduced themselves as CBI officials and checked his bag, said the DCP. They first threatened to send him to jail for carrying so much cash. Thereafter, they boarded an auto to take him to their fake office at ITO.
However, at Sarai Kale Khan flyover, they took off with the bag but were apprehended by the police, he said. Accordingly, the police registered a case under the relevant sections of law and arrested the duo.