A
24-year-old cab driver, Ankur Kumar was arrested in Greater Noida last Sunday
for filing a false complaint against four Nigerians claiming that they had
robbed his car.
Police also seized his white Wagon-R
According to
Times of India, the accused from Meerut
told police that he had failed to pay the EMI and hence plotted the robbery and
blamed the Nigerians.
"I
thought the police will believe my narrative and I will escape from this
mess," he said.
Amit Kumar
Shrivastava, circle officer, Greater Noida I, said Kumar got the vehicle from
cab aggregator Ola in April this year. He had paid Rs 25,000 non-refundable
money as down payment, and Rs 950 per day for a fixed tenure. He worked for
some months for the company, and later found himself in trouble due to
insufficient bookings.
Kumar on
Wednesday night made a phone call to police and reported that four Nigerians
had booked his cab from Akshardham Metro station to Crossings Republik in
Ghaziabad and stole his vehicle. He said the Nigerians spoke in English, which
he could not understand and they took him to Greater Noida.
"They
dumped me near Ryan International School and fled with the car," he told
police.
Shrivastava
said a case of robbery was registered at Kasna police station. The police
investigated the call details record (CDR) of the mobile phone used for booking
the car. It was found that the number was registered in the name of an Indian
resident, Lokesh, who had no contact with any Nigerian national. Further
investigation revealed that Lokesh had frequent conversations with the accused,
and both were friends.
The police
officers sensed foul play and again called the complainant for questioning.
However, he switched off his phone and went incommunicado. The police launched
a search and arrested him with the same cab from Pari Chowk in Greater Noida on
Sunday. He confessed to have registered a false complaint.
"I was
financially burdened and was unable to pay the EMI. I visited a friend in Delhi
and made a fake booking using his phone. Then I came to Greater Noida and parked
the car at a friend's place and told police about the fake robbery," Kumar
said,
He added
that he got married last year and his wife is about to deliver a baby in a few
days.
"It was
also difficult for me to meet the medical expenses. I faked the plot to evade
EMI and rescue myself," he said.
Police have
found the cab which had a doctored number plate.
Source:
Times Of India
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