India, March 1 -- The Kherwadi police have arrested the driver of a Bandra-based developer who allegedly fled with his employer's bag containing Rs.25 lakh in cash.

The arrested accused was identified as Gurudev Subhash Patil, 42, a resident of Dharavi. He was hired 10 months ago by N Siddique, a developer who lives in Bandra (West). During the investigation, it was found that the accused had previous cases of theft registered against him in Dharavi.

Siddique told the police that the alleged theft occurred on February 21, when he and his friend had gone to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) office in Bandra for some work. Siddique said he left a red bag containing cash worth Rs.25 lakh in the back seat of his...