India, Dec. 18 -- A security guard in Gurugram was arrested for allegedly stealing Rs.50 lakh in cash from a liquor shop where he was employed, telling police he intended to use the money to set up a fruit orchard in Himachal Pradesh, investigators said on Wednesday.

Police said Rs.49.5 lakh of the stolen amount has been recovered from the boot of the accused's car parked at a parking lot in Delhi, while the accused spent Rs.50,000 in the six days he was absconding.

The suspect was identified as Jai Pratap Singh (40), a resident of Belahar village in Mainpuri of Uttar Pradesh. He had been working as a personal security officer (PSO) with Discovery Wine Group for the past 10 years. He was arrested by the Gurugram Police's crime branch fr...