Ludhiana: Employee held for stealing ₹1.5 lakh from footwear store

The accused had intentionally kept the back door unlocked, from where he entered the shop and stole the money

An 18-year-old employee of a footwear store in Field Gunj was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing Rs 1.5 lakh from the shop. Police have recovered Rs 44 ,000 from him.

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The accused has been identified as Ajay Kumar of Azad Nagar, Dhuri Line.

The victim, Jaspal Singh, 57, of Dhandra road, Durgi, stated in his complaint that Kumar was working at the shop for five years and was the only employee.

Singh said he had locked the main gate of the shop on Monday night before going home. However, the accused had intentionally kept the back door unlocked, from where he entered the shop and stole the money, after breaking the cash box, he said.

ASI Kulveer Singh said Kumar has confessed and said he was planning to commit the theft for the last few weeks. He has also said that two other people are also involved in the crime.