Behlana resident held for Rs17L theft at house

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 15

The police today arrested a 27-year-old man and apprehended four juveniles in a Rs17-lakh theft case reported from the house of a Mani Majra resident.

Stole money to buy ids for online games

It came to light that the complainant’s son used to play online games and his cousin, son of the complainant’s sister, pressurised him to arrange money to buy online id from Suraj for online games. Later, two more juveniles, who were known to the complainant’s son, helped him in transferring money to Suraj.

The suspect has been identified as Suraj, alias Winter, a resident of Behlana. The juveniles were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board through videoconferencing. They were later handed over to their parents. Suraj will be produced in a court tomorrow.

A case under Sections 380, 420 and 120-B of the IPC was registered at the Mani Majra police station on January 12. The police have recovered Rs10.22 lakh and three iPhones from their possession.

The complainant, owner of a pharmaceutical company in Mani Majra, said he had kept Rs19 lakh at his home for the renovation of his house. On January 12, he found a sum of Rs17 lakh missing.

It came to light that the complainant’s son used to play online games and his cousin, son of the complainant’s sister, pressured him to arrange money to buy online ID from Suraj for online games. Later, two more juveniles, who were known to the complainant’s son, helped him in transferring money to Suraj.

The duo transferred the amount to Suraj from different shops and also kept some money with them.

The three juveniles purchased iPhones, expensive shoes, jackets and jeans with the stolen money. Two of the juveniles also deposited some amount in their bank accounts and also visited New Delhi and Patna by air.

Both juveniles earlier booked an air ticket from Chandigarh to Delhi, but did not travel. They did not even bother to cancel the tickets, said the police. During investigations, Suraj disclosed that he was active on social media and online games. He used to lure other players to buy ids and also facilitated them in topping up the ids.

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