Ahmedabad: CCTV supervision helped the Vastrapur police arrest three people suspected of robbing worker courier company RS 5.1 Lakh after throwing chili powder on his face.
Immediately after the incident, the Vastrapur police began scanning CCTV recordings from a strange 50-camera.
The police also received a tip-off on those involved in robbery.
Inspector S G Khambhala said based on CCTV recording and tip-off, they arrested three people – Uday Parikh, 44, a resident of Sola; Nikunj Pandya, 21, and Vishal Chauhan, 34, both residents of Thaltej.
Khambhala said that Rs 2.49 lakh cash and motorbikes and scooters used in the robbery were recovered.
He said that while complaints had stated that Rs 5.10 lakh was stolen, at an investigation at the complainery office, it appeared that when he left his bag office had Rs 2.56 lakh.
The complainant, Jafar Shaikh, 29, a resident of Juhapura, was the supervisor with a courier company in Naranpura.
The investigator said he raised money from other workers every night, counting it and took it home.
The next day, he deposited him at the bank.
On Tuesday night, he put his money in his backpack before leaving the office.
When he drove his scooter from the GMDC circle towards BPA Crossroads, a motorcycle rider crashed into his vehicle and they had a fight.
Another friend approached him, suddenly threw a chili powder on his face and then grabbed his bag.
The investigation revealed that Parikh worked at a courier company and had previously been arrested for stealing from the company, police said.
He and the other two conspired to rob Shaikh when he passed from the Gujarat University area.