Grocery shop staffer steals 11.5L, arrested

Coimbatore: A 21-year-old youth working in a grocery shop was arrested here on Tuesday on charges of stealing 11.5 lakh from the shop. Police recovered the money from the accused room within minutes after they reached the shop at Town Hall for an inquiry.The accused was identified as, M Mohammed Jamshed, 21, from Palakkad district. He worked at the shop owned by Abdul Ajeez, 35, from Palakkad. Ajeez also owned two other commercial establishments, which he rented out, a police officer said. “Jamshed had been working at the shop for three months and he was staying near Ukkadam. On Monday evening, he noticed the owner keeping the rental amount at the shop. Jamshed closed the shop around 10pm and returned to his room. Around 2am, he returned and stole the money. He threw the lock in a drainage canal and shuttered the shop,” the officer said. Next day, Jamshed went to shop at 10am as usual. “Upon reaching there, he called the owner and told him that the shop was broken open and the lock was missing,” the officer said. Immediately, the owner called the Ukkadam police who found that the CCTV camera was wrapped with black paper. “We found Jamshed’s behaviour suspicious and took him to his room and found 11.50 lakh cash in a travel bag,” the officer said. Subsequently, police arrested and remanded him in judicial custody. tnn