Written by: Express News Service
2 min readNew DelhiJan 21, 2011 12:40 AM IST
First published on: Jan 21, 2011 at 12:40 AM IST
A bus driver,who had earned the trust of the family of a senior NTPC engineer after he helped his wife 10 years ago,allegedly stole diamonds and silver worth Rs 20 lakh from them.
The accused,who has been arrested by the police,has been identified as Jitender Kumar,a “family friend” of Senior Electrical Engineer (NTPC) Deepak Kumar Dahiya,from whose Badarpur apartment the accused stole the articles a week ago.
Dahiya and his wife Nirmala had gone to Rohini to check their under-construction house when Kumar allegedly entered the house and committed the theft,O P Mishra,Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast),said. “Their friendship goes back 10 years,when Kumar used to drive a Blueline bus. Dahiya’s wife used to commute to her office in his bus. On more than one occasion,when she fainted due to illness,he helped her and even took her to Moolchand Hospital.”
“Later,Kumar became a family friend. In fact,Dahiya trusted him so much that he even paid surety for Kumar in a fatal accident case,” Mishra said. During an interrogation,Kumar reportedly told police that he was tempted by the family’s wealth and wanted to become rich overnight. “Upon finding a suitable opportunity about a month ago,he stole the keys of the main door from their car and committed the theft while the family was away,” Mishra said. Kumar allegedly stole diamonds and silverware estimated at Rs 20 lakh.
The officer said an inspection of the crime scene revealed that someone known to the family had committed the theft. “It appeared that the thief had a thorough knowledge of house. The entry into the house was friendly,” Mishra said.
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