NEW DELHI: On Tuesday afternoon, police received a call from a Kirti Nagar businessman who claimed that he had been robbed of Rs 34 lakh by two robbers on a bike.When police teams arrived at the scene, they found the complainant, Vinay Mendiratta (46), cleaning chilli powder off his eyes. He told the police that minutes earlier, the robbers had thrown chilli powder in his eyes and snatched away his cash bag that had Rs 34 lakh.All nearby PCR units were alerted to check for two men on a bike. CCTV camera feeds were also checked to see if the robbers had been caught on camera to no avail. Police were about to register a case of robbery when they spotted contradictions in Mendiratta’s version.Mendiratta, who owns a leather business and runs a shop in Karol Bagh, had told the police that he had left home and was sitting in his Fortuner SUV when two men tapped on the window and asked him for directions to the local eletricity office. As he stepped out to show them the way, he was attacked, Mendiratta said.The claim didn’t sound right to the police, so they asked him again and again. Contradictions started to emerge in his statement. Eventually, when the police began a firm line of questioning, Mendiratta confessed to having cooked up the robbery story.He said his friend had given him the money to keep it safe as he was going out of town for a few days. But greed overcame Mendiratta and he decided to keep the money by claiming that he had been robbed.The cash bag with all the money was found at Mendiratta’s home, and he was booked under IPS sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 182 (giving false information to a public servant).

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