A 26-year-old auto-driver was arrested by KPHB police in Hyderabad for allegedly stealing Rs 10 lakh from a motorist after pretending to help him following a road accident. The complainant realised his bag was missing after being dropped home by an auto-driver.

Hyderabad: The KPHB Police on Friday arrested a 26-year-old auto driver who was allegedly involved in an attention-diversion theft that took place after a road accident in KPHB Colony earlier this month.

According to police officials, the complainant, D Uttam Kumar Varma (31), met with an accident on the night of November 7, when his car hit a road median near Addagutta Society.

The suspect, Mudavath Shankar, a native of Nagarkurnool, currently residing in Suraram, had been following Uttam Kumar Varma in his auto and pretended t

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