NEW DELHI: A week ago, crooks took away Rs 14 lakh from PVR Cinemas by posing as cash collection staff. Now, three people have been arrested, including a PVR employee who had baked the plot. So far, police have recovered Rs 12.4 lakh .
The heist was plotted by Amreek Singh (26) who had roped in his 41-year-old namesake and another friend named Amit Singh (38), police said. On April 30, manager of PVR Cinemas in Naraina had lodged a complaint.
In his complaint, the victim had said that PVR has an account with Axis Bank, which has hired Logicash Solution Pvt Ltd to collect cash from it and deposit in the bank.
That day, a person named Laxman arrived at PVR Naraina claiming to be a Logicash representative. He entered his particulars at the security register and also produced his Logicash ID card. He then walked away with Rs 14,14,310 from the accountant.
The employees of PVR, however, went into a tizzy when the real representative of Logicash, Rahul, arrived to collect the cash. Initially, the employees mistook him for an imposter and verified his credentials. However, it became clear soon that the money had been handed over to the wrong person.
Police lodged an FIR under Section 420 of IPC. “A team led by ACP Tanu Sharma and SHO Hari Kishan was formed to investigate the matter,” said DCP (west) Monika Bhardwaj.
Initially, the team focused on feeds from CCTV cameras of the theatre and nearby areas. The footage revealed that a person aged about 25-30 years collected the money with ease from the counter. The modus operandi also suggested that the accused was well-versed with the process of cash collection of PVR Cinemas and must have been fed information by a PVR insider.
The team interrogated all the accountants of PVR Cinemas of west district and mounted technical surveillance. Eventually, the culprits were identified and arrested. Amreek Singh turned out to be an accountant in PVR Vikaspuri. He had bought SIM cards on forged papers.
“Amreek called the accountant of PVR Naraina posing as a collection agent from Logicash. He sent his friend Amit, who is involved in three similar crimes previously, to collect the money. Amit duped the accountant pretending to be a Logicash collection agent,” Bhardwaj said.
The heist was plotted by Amreek Singh (26) who had roped in his 41-year-old namesake and another friend named Amit Singh (38), police said. On April 30, manager of PVR Cinemas in Naraina had lodged a complaint.
In his complaint, the victim had said that PVR has an account with Axis Bank, which has hired Logicash Solution Pvt Ltd to collect cash from it and deposit in the bank.
That day, a person named Laxman arrived at PVR Naraina claiming to be a Logicash representative. He entered his particulars at the security register and also produced his Logicash ID card. He then walked away with Rs 14,14,310 from the accountant.
The employees of PVR, however, went into a tizzy when the real representative of Logicash, Rahul, arrived to collect the cash. Initially, the employees mistook him for an imposter and verified his credentials. However, it became clear soon that the money had been handed over to the wrong person.
Police lodged an FIR under Section 420 of IPC. “A team led by ACP Tanu Sharma and SHO Hari Kishan was formed to investigate the matter,” said DCP (west) Monika Bhardwaj.
Initially, the team focused on feeds from CCTV cameras of the theatre and nearby areas. The footage revealed that a person aged about 25-30 years collected the money with ease from the counter. The modus operandi also suggested that the accused was well-versed with the process of cash collection of PVR Cinemas and must have been fed information by a PVR insider.
The team interrogated all the accountants of PVR Cinemas of west district and mounted technical surveillance. Eventually, the culprits were identified and arrested. Amreek Singh turned out to be an accountant in PVR Vikaspuri. He had bought SIM cards on forged papers.
“Amreek called the accountant of PVR Naraina posing as a collection agent from Logicash. He sent his friend Amit, who is involved in three similar crimes previously, to collect the money. Amit duped the accountant pretending to be a Logicash collection agent,” Bhardwaj said.
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