New Delhi, A forty five-year-old man, who had reported a housebreaking at his home in Uttam Nagar, was arrested after it was discovered that he had staged the crime to repay his mounting money owed, a police officer mentioned on Monday.
Delhi man levels housebreaking at personal home to repay loans, arrested
The accused, recognized as Butta Singh, labored as an AC technician and owned a store in Sewak Park, he mentioned.
Going through monetary losses and struggling to repay loans, he allegedly stole gold jewelry from his home and reported a pretend housebreaking, the officer added.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankit Singh mentioned, “Butta Singh had lodged a complaint on March 21, stating that between 3 pm and 6 pm, unidentified people had stolen a gold necklace set, a gold mangalsutra, two gold rings, a gold chain and ₹45,000 in cash from his residence.”
A case was registered at Uttam Nagar police station below related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Throughout the probe, Singh’s spouse advised police that across the time of the incident, she had left residence to purchase groceries, whereas her husband was out for work and kids at school. When she returned, the jewelry was discovered lacking.
The DCP mentioned investigators famous that there have been no indicators of pressured entry, and solely Singh and his spouse had the home keys.
CCTV footage from the world confirmed no unknown individuals coming to the constructing on the mentioned time, however Singh himself was seen getting into and leaving the home inside 9 minutes.
His cell phone data revealed messages from a finance firm concerning gold pledges, the DCP mentioned.
After being confronted with the proof, Singh confessed that he had stolen the jewelry to clear overdue mortgage funds. He took a mortgage when he bought his store in 2022 and later took one other mortgage to renovate it.
Moreover, he had purchased a seven-seater taxi on financial institution credit score, however monetary setbacks led him into deep debt, the officer mentioned.
Police have recovered a gold necklace set and a gold ring from his possession. Different gold gadgets have been discovered to be mortgaged at a pawn store in Uttam Nagar.
Singh has no earlier legal report, police mentioned.