Sweeper steals bag containing 20 lakh, held from Haryana

A 21-year-old man, who is a sweeper by profession, in an Andheri-based building, was held from Haryana for stealing cash worth 20 lakh stashed in a gunny bag. Andheri Police have also made a 90 per cent recovery in the case and booked the youth under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. He was remanded in custody.

According to police, last week, the businessman had approached them to complain that a gunny bag containing 20 lakh stolen by an unidentified person. Acting on this complaint, police registered a case of theft and began the probe by scrutinising the CCTV camera footage of the building. During the probe, police noticed the sweeper, identified as Ajay Valmiki, 21, leaving the building premises with the gunny bag.