A 32-year-old man's ill-conceived plan to postpone a payment has landed him in trouble with the Mumbai Police. The man, a grocery shop owner, had initially intended to purchase a flat but found himself unable to gather the required funds. To cover up his financial troubles, he resorted to falsely claiming a robbery had occurred. However, a swift investigation and thorough interrogation by the authorities quickly unraveled his deceitful scheme, an official said.

On Wednesday afternoon, around 2 pm, 32-year-old Ajit Patel arrived at the Matunga police station accompanied by his driver. He alleged that two motorcycle-borne men had robbed him of a bag containing Rs. 35 lakhs in front of Piroj Building, Nappu Road, Matunga (East), the police said