New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi Police has arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly stole cash, a laptop, and a mobile phone from his uncle's shop in Dwarka in an act of revenge after being fired from the family business, officials said on Wednesday.
Piyush Tulswani, the accused, completed his Class 11 from Pilani in Rajasthan, after which he returned to live with his family, a senior police officer said.
His father, Kishan Tulswani, used to work as a sales manager in his uncle Jeetu's confectionery shops. After his father's death, Piyush took over the position, the officer said.
Soon, Piyush started embezzling money from the shops, and was fired after Jeetu noticed the act, police said.
His mother also reprimanded him for the embezzlement, after which Piyush left home and started living with his friend, the officer said.
Piyush devised a plan to steal money from his uncle's shops, which he knew well. Acting on his plan, he took his brother's scooter and broke into each shop, stealing cash, a laptop, and a mobile phone.
On January 31, Jeetu reported the matter to the police, accusing Piyush of committing burglaries at his shops located in Sector-18, Sector-11, Sector-12, and Sector-4 in Dwarka, the officer said.
Jeetu also provided CCTV camera footage from the shops, in which Piyush could be seen breaking into them, he said.
Tracing his mobile phone locations to Safdarjang, Hauz Khas, Rajapuri, and Dabri, the police conducted several raids.
"He later switched off his phone to restrict access to his location," the officer said.
On February 13, the police received information that Piyush would come to the fruit market in Dabri around 9:30 am. Accordingly, a trap was laid, leading to the arrest of the accused, he said.
Initially, he did not confess to the crime, but when the police showed him the CCTV footage, he admitted to committing the burglaries, the officer said.