From Bhuj to almost Goa: Teen's 95L heist adventure crashlands
However, the Ahmedabad crime branch ended their extravagant adventure before it could begin.
Both teenagers were intercepted at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport around 10pm on Monday, mere moments before they were to board a flight to Kolkata after a change in plans.
According to police, the pals travelled to Ahmedabad and checked into a hotel, but fearing detection, cancelled their original Goa-bound tickets in favour of a more circuitous route through Kolkata.
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Cops said the 17-year-old, a builder's son from Bhuj, had strategically divided the spoils, keeping Rs 25 lakh with himself while entrusting Rs 70 lakh to his friend for safekeeping. Meanwhile, the boy's frantic family's missing person report on Saturday set off a chain of urgent communications between Bhuj A Division police and the Ahmedabad crime branch. In a race against time, investigators pieced together crucial intelligence from travel agents and hotel staff, to close in on their targets.
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By the time the crime branch team reached the hotel, the friends had already left for the airport. Acting swiftly, police reached the airport and identified the suspects through flight records. Luggage check-in counters had closed, forcing the cops to halt the boarding process.
The teenagers were handed over to Bhuj police. A senior crime branch officer said, "The 17-year-old boy's father died recently and had left an immense amount of money at home. The boy stole a big chunk from that money which he wanted to use for fun in Goa. But rather than going to Goa directly, he decided to first go to Kolkata from where he was supposed to travel to Goa with his friend. But before that, he was caught."
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