Trio steal Rs 12k from shopowner

Pune: Three men, posing as customers, diverted the attention of a shopowner and stole Rs 12,000 from the cash box on the pretext of purchasing a bucket on August 11.

The incident took place at a shop selling stationary and gift items at Ram housing society at Yerawada’s Phulenagar.

The shopowner, Pravin Chaudhary (29), lodged an FIR at the Yerawada police station on Wednesday.

The suspects visited Chaudhary’s shop and struck up a conversation with him. Police said two men diverted his attention and started negotiating the price of bucket with him when their third accomplice took advantage of the situation and stole Rs 12,000 from the cash box.

The suspect then signalled his accomplices and they hurriedly rushed out of the shop.

Chaudhary did not register a complaint with the police against the trio immediately. He later took a call to register a complaint, police said.