Robbery on vegetable trader turns out to be fake

Rajkot: Investigation into the Rs 6.1 lakh cash robbery from a vegetable trader near Morbi has revealed that the trader had staged the crime to get rid of his debts.
On Tuesday morning, vegetable trader Jesinh Solanki had lodged a complaint with Morbi police that he was looted of Rs 6.1 lakh at knife-point. He also said the looted money was meant to purchase onions from the market.
Police said that Solanki has admitted that he had planned the robbery as he had to pay money to several people. During investigation, police became suspicious because of Solanki’s behaviour and his response to questions posed by cops.
When cops continued asking him tricky questions, Solanki’s lie was exposed and he admitted that his nephew Praful alias Pappu Solanki had robbed him along with his friend.
Solanki told police that he had to repay money to several people as he had suffered a loss in business. His pick-up van too was mortgaged so to avoid paying money to people, Solanki hatched the robbery plan. As per the plan, Solanki deliberately parked his vehicle outside a hotel where a CCTV camera was installed and Praful and his friend could be seen taking money from him at knife-point.
On Wednesday, Solanki was booked for giving false information to police.