Karnal, Sept. 17 -- Panipat police on Wednesday arrested four men for allegedly stealing Rs.3.80 lakh from a car near the Rohtak railway crossing (NFL Naka) during an altercation over an accident.

The arrested accused have been identified as Sahil, Sajid, Wajid and Kala, all locals. Police recovered Rs.1 lakh of the stolen cash and the auto-rickshaw used in the crime from the accused.

DSP Suresh Kumar Saini said that the Model Town police received a complaint from Bhupender Singh, who had been working as a shift in-charge at a private company for the last three years.

"On September 7, he had collected Rs.8.02 lakh from the owner of the company for labour payments and handed over Rs.4 lakh to a contractor. While returning home around 6p...