Businessman cheated of Rs 7 lakh by driver

Victim had asked the accused to deposit the amount at a bank in Saket

Victim had asked the accused to deposit the amount at a bank in Saket

Driver of a south Delhi-based businessman who deals in real estate, and is the owner of a business school, allegedly cheated him and made off with Rs 7 lakh in cash. The victim had given the money to the accused to deposit it in his bank account. Mehrauli Police is investigating the matter. Police have registered an FIR against the driver but he is still at large.

Licenced to cheat: A photocopy of the driving licence

A senior police official said that the accused, identified as Arvind Kumar, had been working at the office of the victim, Arjun Kriplani for the past seven years.

"Arjun trusted him a lot and often would give him huge amounts to deposit in his bank account. Arjun told the police that he had sold a plot in Mehrauli area to two people and they had given him the money in this regard. He gave the money to Arvind to deposit in his Standard Chartered Bank's Saket branch," said the official.

He added that Arvind had taken his Lancer car, which the businessman found abandoned near his house and called the driver. The victim got suspicious when he called the driver and found the cellphone switched off.
Arjun first searched for the driver and then approached the police to get an FIR registered. "The driver will soon be arrested as Arjun has some records of him," said police.