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Zirakpur: 19-year-old girl steals ₹8 lakh from home, elopes with man
Police have booked a 22-year-old youth and his 19-year-old girlfriend after she stole ₹8 lakh from her house in Zirakpur and eloped with him
Police have booked a 22-year-old youth and his 19-year-old girlfriend after she stole ₹8 lakh from her house in Zirakpur and eloped with him.
Police said according to the girl’s parents, the accused, who lives in their locality, had instigated their daughter to steal the money from home.
The family told the police that they had received ₹10 lakh as earnest money from the sale of a plot and had kept the money at home. Their daughter was aware of the deal and had probably shared the information with the man, who encouraged her to steal the money and elope with him after luring her with marriage, they alleged.
“The girl, who studies at local college has been missing since February 28. When her family searched for her on their own and contacted her college friends, they found out that she had left eloped with the man to get married,” said investigating officer ASI Kamal Taneja.
Meanwhile, police have booked both the girl and the man under Sections 380 (theft) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and have launched an investigation to trace them.
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