Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): After losing company’s cash in online games and betting, collection agent of a private firm had staged a loot. Gautam Nagar police on Sunday cracked the loot and arrested the collection agent and his three aides.

According to reports, collection agent at a private firm Aditya Arya (23) approached Gautam Nagar police on Wednesday evening. He said he was returning to his office in Bhanpur after collecting Rs 70,000 from the market when moped-borne two miscreants stabbed him in the back, looted the cash and his mobile near Karod Mandi. Aditya’s colleague Anil Jaat witnessed the incident and took Aditya to the hospital for treatment.

Gautam Nagar police station incharge Mahendra Singh Thakur said police teams were deployed to crack the case and footages of 100 CCTV cameras at different spots were scanned to identify the miscreants.

Police grew suspicious when they came to know that Aditya collected only Rs 1,300 from the market on that day. Police rounded up Aditya for questioning during which he confessed to have staged the loot incident with the help of his aide Pradeep Yadav and others. On his confession, police arrested Pradeep Yadav (24), Aman Khan (21) and Asif Ali (19) of Jehangirabad area.

Pradeep Yadav has 14 cases registered against him for murder, attempt to murder while past records of other accused was being scanned, Thakur added.

Modus operandi

Questioning from Aditya revealed that he lost Rs 70,000, which he had collected from the market in online betting and games. Aditya and his colleague Deepansh Yogi then took help of notorious criminal Pradeep Yadav who introduced them to Asif Ali and Aman. The duo agreed to loot the bag from Aditya after injuring him in return of Rs 3,500. As per the plan, they followed Aditya and injured him with a small blade before fleeing with his mobile and bag. Aditya got the loot committed deliberately in presence of his colleague so as to convince his superiors at the company.

Aditya told police that he had told Asif and Aman that he would not register an FIR of loot and instead will only give a complaint to police. However, Aditya’s plan failed as police registered an FIR and launched a hunt for miscreants who committed the loot ahead of PM’s visit in the city.