Pune: Senior Inspector Suspended After ₹30 Lakh Robbery Recorded As Missing Bag Case
Pune: Despite a daylight robbery involving ₹30 lakh in cash in the Market Yard area, police initially recorded the incident as a missing bag case instead of registering a robbery offence. The case was registered only 21 days later, after Swargate police arrested two suspects who allegedly confessed to their involvement in the crime. Taking serious note of the lapse, Pune Police Commissioner…
On October 7, a daylight robbery occurred near Bank of Maharashtra on Shivneri Road in Pune's Market Yard, involving the theft of ₹30 lakh in cash. However, the police initially recorded the incident as a missing bag case and did not register the robbery offence until 21 days later. Swargate police arrested two suspects, Shravan Shankarlalji Devasi (22) and Ganpat Hemaram Devasi (18), who worked at SP Enterprises owned by Rakesh Pariharia (32).
The two employees were instructed by Pariharia to collect the cash from his residence. As they traveled on an Activa scooter, they were intercepted by three men on motorcycles. The pillion rider sprayed a chemical substance on the employees' faces, causing intense irritation and burning. After the employees fell to the ground, five suspects allegedly took the bag containing the cash and fled.
The delay in registering the offence and the initial handling of the complaint led to the suspension of Market Yard police station Senior Police Inspector Vishwajit Jagtap.
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