MP PWD official's driver "takes" money from his home, promises to return

PWD official Kapil Tyagi and his wife are in US while their son who is in Indore was informed by the driver that he took Rs. 60000 from their house in Bhopal

New Delhi, August 2

In a bizzare incident of theft reported in Madhya Pradesh, a Public Works Department (PWD) official's car driver stole Rs 60,000 from him and later informed his son through a text message that he would return the amount within 20 days. 

The driver is employed at PWD official Kapil Tyagi's home who is currently in the United States with his wife. Their son, Chirayu Tyagi, was in Indore. 

During this time, Deepak took Kapil Tyagi's mother to a clinic for physiotherapy and returned home after dropping her off. After bringing her back from the clinic, Deepak left the house. Later, he sent a message to Chirayu's mobile phone stating that he had taken Rs 60,000 from the house and told him not to worry, as he would return the money within 20 days.

Chirayu lodged a police complaint after he received the message.

The police immediately mounted surveillance on the driver. The officials said that his last location of the accused was traced near Guna. 

Interestingly, Deepak is very active on social media and has a penchant for making reels. He has uploaded numerous reels on several social media platforms.

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