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Driver Convicted 18 Years After Salary Cash Theft

Driver Convicted 18 Years After Salary Cash Theft
He fled with everyone’s salaries 18 years ago. A steel container in his kitchen gave him away · indianexpress.com

Ramjit Sakur Yadav worked as a driver at Mandhana Industries Ltd.

Eighteen years ago, he took Rs 20 lakh that was meant to pay workers’ salaries.

He ran away while guards briefly moved toward a lift.

Police later arrested him in July 2008.

A steel container in his kitchen became an important piece of evidence.

A Mumbai magistrate court found him guilty of theft on Monday.

The court gave him three months in prison.

However, his seven months in jail before the trial counted toward that sentence, while another accused person was acquitted because there was not enough evidence.

Key facts

Stolen amount
Rs 20 lakh
Intended use
Payment of colleagues’ salaries
Employer
Mandhana Industries Ltd
Defendant
Ramjit Sakur Yadav
Arrest
July 2008
Sentence
Three months of simple imprisonment
Prior custody
Seven months as an undertrial, counted toward the sentence
Co-accused
Acquitted for lack of evidence

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