Mumbai: Fake cops drive off with travel firm’s Rs 5 lakh

Updated On: 10 September, 2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania

The men barged into an ATM at Khar where the victim was depositing cash and led him to a car under the pretext of taking him to the police station; on the way, the victim was asked to alight and the group made off with the cash

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The Khar police are searching for three men who posed as Crime Branch officers and robbed Rs 5 lakh belonging to a travel agency that was in the custody of a man who is an advocate. The Khar police registered the FIR against three unidentified men and have started an investigation into the matter. The incident happened on Sunday at about 7.30 am in the Khar West near 16th Road.

The victim has been identified a 37-year-old resident of Bandra and an advocate. He was carrying Rs 5.70 lakh from his brother to deposit into a bank account using a cash deposit machine at an ATM. While depositing the money at the ATM, three men barged in and identified themselves as Crime Branch officers. They led him into a car under the pretext of taking him to a police station. However, while the victim believed he was on the way to the police station, they dumped him on the road and fled with the money.

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