New Delhi, May 15 -- A shocking incident of robbery has come to light in Bengaluru, where a driver was arrested by the police for allegedly running away with Rs.1.5 crore in cash that his employer had asked him to keep in the car.

The accused, identified as 45-year-old Rajesh B N, a resident of Vyalikaval in northern Bengaluru, had been working for the past 10 years as a driver for a 46-year-old chartered accountant residing in Kodandaramapura.

The incident occurred on May 5, when the chartered accountant handed Rajesh a bag containing Rs.1.51 crore and asked him to place it in his car. When the CA came downstairs, he found neither the driver nor the car.

"Police have arrested the accused driver, who had been employed with the complain...