MLA Wadettiwar’s servant arrested for stealing Rs1.10L cash

  • | Tuesday | 19th June, 2018

“The loan amount would have come from the stolen cash,” said cops. Thakre told the family that Wadettiwar’s wife had kept some cash in another room. “When she checked the money after some time, the cash bundle was found to be tampered. “How did he knew where the cash was kept? It is learnt, Thakre has confessed before cops about stealing Rs1.10 lakh but they believe that the amount could rise.It is also learnt that Thakre has a girlfriend and he might have used the stolen money to fulfil her demands.

Nagpur: The Sitabuldi police on Sunday arrested a driver cum domestic help at former minister and Brahmapuri MLA Vijay Wadettiwar’s residence in Ramdaspeth for allegedly stealing Rs1.1 lakh cash over a year.Wadettiwar, also deputy leader of opposition in state legislative assembly, had appointed the accused, identified as Rahul Thakre, as his driver three years ago after the latter’s employer had died. “He claimed that he was alone, so I gave him place to stay in my house but he betrayed me,” said Wadettiwar.It is learnt, Thakre used to steal money from the wallet of his employer and even purse of Wadettiwar’s wife.According to Wadettiwar, on June 13, his wife had brought Rs2 lakh cash from Gadchiroli and kept it in the locker of their daughter Shivani. “When she checked the money after some time, the cash bundle was found to be tampered. On counting the cash, she found 35 notes of Rs2,000 missing from the bundle, following which she started asking around but nobody in the family new about it,” he said.“It had come to my notice over the last few days that some cash was missing from the house,” added Wadettiwar.The theft came to light when everybody in the house started wondering about the missing cash. Thakre told the family that Wadettiwar’s wife had kept some cash in another room. When the cash was found from that room, Wadettiwar grew suspicious about Thakre. “How did he knew where the cash was kept? On quizzing him, Thakre accepted that he had stolen cash and was doing so since last one year,” said Wadettiwar.Cops said Thakre had also given a hand loan to other servants in the house. “The loan amount would have come from the stolen cash,” said cops. It is learnt, Thakre has confessed before cops about stealing Rs1.10 lakh but they believe that the amount could rise.It is also learnt that Thakre has a girlfriend and he might have used the stolen money to fulfil her demands.

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