Cops swing into action, arrest Nepali woman
Most money recovered
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VASCO
In a daring midnight robbery, around Rs 14 lakh was stolen from a petrol pump in Chicalim by breaking a window frame and entering the premises.
According to Vasco police, the owner Neena Karla Vaz complained that cash amounting to Rs 14,19,700 was stolen from a drawer at the petrol pump after breaking the window pane and entering the premises in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
However in a span of 24 hours, Vasco police cracked the case and arrested a 25-year old Nepali woman Pavitra Kumari, resident of Chicalim.
Kumari had been employed at the petrol pump for the last 5 months and was working as a cleaner and sweeper. Kumari has also confessed to the crime and has been arrested under Section 60/2018 454,457 and 380 of Indian Penal Code. Vasco police has also recovered most of the stolen cash from her.
Speaking to media, Mormugao DySP Sunita Sawant said certain clues at the scene of offence had helped in the detection of the case raising suspicion that it could be the handiwork of an employee.
Acting quickly, Sawant along with PI Nolasco Raposo and PSI Sarvesh Sawant visited the site. A team consisting of finger print experts was also taken along.
Sawant said after analysing the clues, they concluded that it could be the work of an insider. “We found blood stains and fingerprints on the window and the way the correct keys were used and the correct drawer opened to remove cash, we suspected that this could be the work of someone from Karma Auto park who had full knowledge of the premises and where the money was kept”, she said.
“We interrogated all the staff and finally closed in on Kumari, who was working as a cleaner for the last 5 months.
HOW THE CASE WAS CRACKED
Cops get complaint that around Rs 14 lakh robbed from petrol pump in Chicalim by breaking a window frame
Vasco cops act quickly, form team, visit site; finger print experts also taken along
Blood stains, finger prints found on the window
Cops suspect involvement of a known person from Karma Auto Park
All staffers interrogated
Cops zero in on Nepali woman working as a cleaner, find injuries on her hand
After further quizzing, woman confesses to the crime
Takes cops to the briefcase where she had stashed the cash and stitched it up
Rs 13,43,855 recovered from blood-stained briefcase
