Bengaluru Driver Vanishes With ₹1.51 Crore, Donates To Temple

2025-05-16 05:02:48

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar : In a dramatic breach of trust, Bengaluru police have nabbed a 45-year-old driver who vanished with ₹1.51 crore entrusted to him by his longtime employer-a chartered accountant from Kodandaramapura.

Rajesh B N, a resident of Vyalikaval, had worked loyally for over a decade. But on May 5, that loyalty came crashing down. The chartered accountant handed Rajesh a bag filled with cash-₹1.51 crore in total-with instructions to keep it safe in the car while he briefly stepped away. Moments later, both Rajesh and the vehicle were gone, local media reported.

The accountant rushed to his office only to find the car parked neatly outside-driverless. When he called Rajesh, the driver coolly claimed he'd gone out to buy medicine and would be right back. That was the last he was heard from, reported Indian Express.

After going off the radar, Rajesh was finally traced and arrested. But by then, a significant chunk of the money was already gone. Police revealed he had spent nearly ₹1 lakh on personal and family expenses-and shockingly, had dropped a substantial sum into a temple donation box.“That portion of the cash may never be recovered,” police sources said.

The arrest has left the city buzzing with disbelief, as a decade of trust dissolved in a single reckless act.

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