Man offers to help in cash deposit, flees with it

Chennai | Sunday | 17th February, 2019

Summary:

A middle-aged man, identified as A Bhaskar after arrest, approached Balaraman and offered to deposit the money for him. CHENNAI: A 42-year-old man, who escaped with Rs 11,000 cash after volunteering to help a youngster deposit the money in a cash deposit machine , was arrested on Friday.On February 11, police said, 22-year-old P Balaraman was waiting in a queue to despoit cash at an Indian bank ATM located on Manali-Ponneri National Highway. Bhaskar was arrested by police on February 15 and Rs 11,000 was recovered from him. Investigations revealed that Bhaskar had a history of gold, silver thefts and duping people by diverting their attention. Balaraman parted with the money as Bhaskar promised to return with the challan..