Daylight robbery: Rs 25 lakh stolen from parked car near Shriram Towers

 

 

 

In a shocking daylight robbery, an unidentified thief stole Rs 25 lakh from a parked car near Shriram Towers in the Sadar area on Tuesday. The car belonged to Firoze Siddiqui, a resident of Friends Colony and the owner of several petrol pumps in the city. According to the police, Siddiqui had collected cash from his petrol pump at Kamptee on Sunday. On Tuesday, he was on his way to deposit the money in a bank after visiting another petrol pump in Lakadganj. He was driving a Toyota Fortuner car and stopped near Shriram Towers around 2 p.m. to meet a friend. He parked the car by the roadside and left the cash, kept in a bag, on the front passenger seat.

 

He then went into the tower for a short meeting. When he returned about an hour later, he found the car’s left window broken and the cash missing. Siddiqui immediately informed the police. Senior Police Inspector (Sr PI) Manish Thakre from Sadar Police Station and his team quickly reached the spot. “It seems like someone who had knowledge about the cash followed Siddiqui and targeted the car. The robbery appears to be planned,” said PI Thakre. Surprisingly, there was no CCTV footage available from the location, which has raised questions.

 

Police are investigating why the car was parked in an area without CCTV coverage, especially when such a large amount of cash was inside. A case has been registered at the Sadar Police Station, and an investigation is underway. Police are also checking if anyone close to Siddiqui or his staff might have known about his movements and the cash collection. As of now, the robber remains unidentified and on the run.