08 August,2022 06:31 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
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A man who fled after allegedly stealing Rs 17 lakh from his employer in Sakinaka in Mumbai has been nabbed from Banda in Uttar Pradesh, a police official said on Monday.
Tulsidas Devendra Kumar Patel, a driver, had stolen money meant for paying salaries and a case was registered against him on August 1, he said.
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"A team was formed and it went to Surat and got information that Patel was in Banda in Uttar Pradesh. We nabbed him from a bus stop there just as he was about to flee to some new place. We have recovered Rs 16.50 lakh from Patel," the official said.
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Patel has been charged with several offences, including Indian Penal Code section 381 (theft by clerk or servant), the Sakinaka police station official said.
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