Woman arrested for ‘staging’ robbery drama in Lahori Gate

NEW DELHI: A week after a woman alleged burglars robbed her house and chopped off her hair, the police arrested her for concocting the story.

NEW DELHI: A week after a woman alleged burglars robbed her house and chopped off her hair, the police arrested her for concocting the story.

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The woman, a resident of Lahori Gate, had alleged the robbers had fled with cash and valuables worth Rs 10 lakh from her house.

The police investigation, however, revealed no such incident had happened and the woman had cooked the story to escape with the money along with one of her alleged paramours.

Police said she had a strained relationship with her husband and in-laws.

Madhur Verma, DCP north, said ,“During the interrogation we found several gap sin her story. She told usher hair was chopped off by the robbers but our investigating team found it was cut.”

The footage of a CCTV installed in a nearby house showed no one had entered the house during that time, he said.

“Secondly, she had alleged her clothes were torn, but she was not molested. Such discrepancies made us doubt her intentions ,” he added.

Thereafter, the police scanned her call details and suspected that she might be having an affair with someone.

A senior police officer said the woman had hidden the stolen items in a toilet flush and cellphone in a water tank.

The woman had torn her clothes so her family wouldn’t report the matter to the police, fearing social stigma, he said.

The woman had plans to elope with one of her paramours, but before she could do that, she was arrested, the police said.

The police are questioning the man, whom she talked to over the phone. They are trying to identify other acquaintances.

The woman had earlier said the robbers entered her room when she was asleep, forced her to take off her saree, and tied her with it.

At that time, her husband and father-in-law were at their shop in Jehangirpuriarea, and her mother-in-law was out. Her two children had gone to school.

A case was registered under appropriate sections of the law. The police will now add relevant sections to the FIR that was registered earlier.