Pune: A 20-year-old driver allegedly stole Rs3 lakh from his employer’s parked car in the early hours of Nov 6 in Chinchwad.The farmer (47), a resident of Chinchwad, lodged a complaint with Chinchwad police on Friday.An officer from Chinchwad police said the complainant owns a farm in Saswad in Purandar taluka. He had sold custard apples to a trader in the Saswad market. On Nov 5, the farmer and his driver went to meet the trader and collected Rs3 lakh from him. The farmer kept the cash in the glove box of his car.After reaching home, the driver parked the car in the farmer’s goods storage near his residence and forgot to take the cash with him. “The next day, the driver’s cellphone was switched off. The farmer went to the driver’s room but he was not there. The farmer took the car keys to check the vehicle and found the cash missing,” the officer said.“The CCTV footage showed the driver getting into the car and leaving after some time. The driver is from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. We are searching for him,” the officer said.
