Bhilwara: Balkishan, an accountant working for an irrigation department contractor near Kota–Udaipur highway ahead of Bojunda in the Chittorgarh Sadar police station area, left from Bassi for Dhariyawad on a bike carrying Rs 19,83,000 Monday. About 10.30 am Monday, the police station received information that three people with covered faces pushed him down and robbed the money from the bag he was carrying. A police team reached the spot and, suspecting that the robbery had been staged, arrested Balkishan.Chittorgarh SP Dharmendra Singh said the robbery report was received Monday morning and, given the seriousness of the case, Chittorgarh Sadar SHO Prem Singh and the district special police team inspected the scene. Based on evidence found there, police concluded the incident was fabricated and that Balkishan had hidden the money, broken his mobile phone and thrown it away. During questioning, Balkishan admitted he staged the robbery to buy a Scorpio around Diwali. He said he hid the cash in bushes near a culvert and threw his smashed phone across the road. On his information, police recovered the entire amount from the hiding spot. His broken mobile phone and the bike were also recovered.
