KOZHIKODE: Police spread their nets on the three riders who came on a bike and robbed more than Rs 17 lakh from employees of a foreign money exchange in Kozhikode. On Friday evening, the trio had robbed off Rs 17, 45,000 from two employees, who were carrying money to the owner’s house in Thondayad.
The police initially doubted a foul play as the same firm, Samrood Money Exchange Private Limited, Oasis Complex, MP Road, had experienced looting to the tune of Rs 50 lakh ten months ago, and just two days later it was recovered from its employees.
Its owner Hyder Khan said he had entrusted the job to his trusted staff and he suspected no foul play. “The CCTV footage available from Mavoor Road shops shows they were followed by the trio for some time and were waiting for a chance to pounce on. The staff had taken a shortcut to avoid the traffic and was attacked in an alley,” he said.
After knocking down the staff, one of the gang members rode the scooter and abandoned it near Puthiyara. Meanwhile, Kasaba police investigating the case said from the CCTV footages, they have a clear indication about suspects and where they went.
