Overjoyed after stealing ₹7L, thief suffers heart attack; spends loot on treatment

Overjoyed after stealing ₹7L, thief suffers heart attack; spends loot on treatment

Harveer Singh TNN

Bijnor:01.04.2021

This thief was overjoyed when he and his accomplice laid their hands on a large amount of money when they had least expected it, so much so that he suffered a heart attack. His joy turned into tragedy, and soon he had to cough up a large chunk of the stolen money on his treatment. The matter came to light when one of the two thieves was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the theft committed last month in Bijnor’s Kotwali Dehat area told police during interrogation.

Bijnor superintendent of police Dharm Veer Singh said two thieves broke into a public service centre owned by one Nawab Haider on the intervening night of February 16 and 17. Following a complaint lodged by Haider that over ₹7 lakh was stolen from the centre, police had registered a case against unidentified accused and launched a probe.

On Wednesday, police claimed to have cracked the case with the arrest of two accused — Naushad and Ajaj, both in their early 30s — from Alipur under Nagina police station area.

The SP said the accused were arrested from a restaurant on Wednesday with the help of a surveillance system.

“The accused are habitual offenders and have several cases registered against them in different police stations. They confessed to have committed a robbery at the public service centre and fled with ₹7 lakh cash and other valuables kept in an almirah. The accused told police that they had expected just a couple of thousand rupees at the centre, but were overjoyed after seeing such a huge amount. They divided the money evenly. But soon, Ajaj suffered a heart attack and was admitted to a private hospital. He had to cough up a large chunk of the stolen money on his treatment. Naushad, however, spent the money in betting in Delhi,” said the SP.