Ghaziabad: Man fakes robbery to cover gaming loss; arrested

A police investigation later discovered that he had actually cooked up the incident after having lost about ₹2.29 lakhs to online gaming apps recently

Ghaziabad: A 22-year-old milk supplier was arrested in Indirapuram on Tuesday after he allegedly pretended to have been robbed of ₹2.75 lakhs by three bikers in the morning, police said.

In the morning, Kumar called on the police emergency number claiming that three men on a bike snatched away cash from him while he was in his pickup vehicle on the service road leading to Mohan Nagar. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

A police investigation later discovered that he had actually cooked up the incident after having lost about ₹2.29 lakhs to online gaming apps recently. He was identified as Akshay Kumar, a resident of Vasundhara, officers said.

In the morning, Kumar called on the police emergency number claiming that three men on a bike snatched away cash from him while he was in his pickup vehicle on the service road leading to Mohan Nagar, officers said.

Police formed a team, and asked Kumar to share more details about the suspects.

“He gave a registration number and said that this was the bike that the three men were riding. On checking, the number turned out to be that of a Swift Dzire car. Then we questioned him in detail, and he broke down,” said Abhishek Srivastava, assistant commissioner of police, Indirapuram circle.