Blue-collar crime refers to non-violent crimes committed by individuals who are typically employed in manual labor or lower-paying occupations, often involving theft, fraud, or other forms of white-collar crime.

There have been many studies conducted on blue-collar crime, which have revealed a variety of interesting findings. Some key insights from these studies include:

1. Blue-collar crime is often committed by individuals who have limited financial resources and perceive that they have few opportunities to improve their economic situation.

2. Many blue-collar crimes are committed by employees who work in positions of trust, such as cashiers, accountants, or bookkeepers.

3. The most common type of blue-collar crime is theft, which can take many forms, including shoplifting, embezzlement, and theft of company property.

4. Blue-collar criminals are often caught and punished less frequently than their white-collar counterparts. This is due in part to the fact that they tend to operate in less-scrutinized industries and are less likely to be the subject of regulatory oversight.

Here are a few examples of Indian case law related to blue-collar crime:

1.1 Theft: In 2020, a housekeeping employee at a private hospital in Mumbai was arrested for stealing 44 oxygen cylinders from the hospital. The employee was caught on CCTV cameras, and the stolen cylinders were worth around Rs 2 lakh.

1.2 Embezzlement: In 2018, a cashier at the Indian Oil Corporation’s petrol pump in New Delhi was arrested for embezzling Rs 1.6 crore over a period of six years. The cashier had been manipulating the cash register to divert money into his own account, and was caught after an internal audit.
1.3 Fraud: In 2016, a group of employees at a public sector bank in Mumbai were arrested for defrauding the bank of over Rs 2.3 crore. The employees had created fake accounts and manipulated records to siphon off the funds.
1.4 Wage theft: In 2019, a group of construction workers in Karnataka filed a complaint with the labor department, alleging that their employer had not paid them for over a year. The workers had been employed by a contractor to work on a government project, but the contractor had failed to pay them their wages, which amounted to around Rs 50 lakh.

These cases highlight the range of blue-collar crimes that occur in India, and the impact they can have on individuals and businesses.Blue-collar crime can have serious consequences for victims, who may lose money, property, or other valuable assets.

it’s my opinion ( Adv Vaibhav Tomar)

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