Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Driver Convicted 18 Years After Salary Cash Theft
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.
Ramjit Sakur Yadav was convicted of stealing Rs 20 lakh intended for colleagues’ salaries.
Yadav allegedly fled while working as a driver at Mandhana Industries Ltd.
A steel container found in his kitchen became crucial evidence against him.
A Mumbai magistrate court sentenced Yadav to three months of simple imprisonment.
His seven months as an undertrial after his July 2008 arrest were counted toward the sentence; a co-accused was acquitted.
- Who
- Ramjit Sakur Yadav, a former driver at Mandhana Industries Ltd.; a co-accused was also charged with receiving stolen property.
- What
- Yadav was convicted of stealing Rs 20 lakh intended for employees’ salaries and sentenced to three months of simple imprisonment.
- When
- The theft occurred 18 years ago; Yadav was arrested in July 2008 and sentenced on Monday.
- Where
- The case was decided by a Mumbai magistrate court; the evidence included a steel container from Yadav’s kitchen.
- Why
- The court convicted Yadav of theft; the steel container was identified as crucial evidence against him.
- 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