Man who stole Rs 2 lakh from trader injured in road accident arrested

The police have arrested an accused, who had stolen Rs 2 lakh, from pocket of an accident victim lying on a stretcher in a hospital complex a week ago. He was identified as Sunil Saini, alias Gori Shankar, a resident of Guru Nanak Pura locality in the Islamabad area here.

The police recovered Rs 70,000 cash, besides a scooter from him. The accused was identified with the help of the CCTV footage of the incident that had gone viral on social media. According to the police, Ravi Mahajan, a trader, was injured after a Nano car hit his scooter on Albert Road. Onlookers picked him up and put him on a stretcher of the nearby diagnostic centre. The accused was also one of them. After the victim was rushed to a hospital, his family members found the cash missing.

During probe, the CCTV camera footage of the diagnostic centre was also scanned in which the accused was found taking out cash from pocket of Ravi Mahajan. Following this, the police registered an FIR in this connection.

The police said further investigation was in progress and efforts were on to recover the remaining amount from the accused.