Driver robs BD10,000 to buy gifts for girlfriend

The driver allegedly gifted his girlfriend expensive mobile phones and jewelry

Manama

 A driver was nabbed by police for stealing BD10,000 from his elderly employer’s house, reportedly to buy costly gifts for his girlfriend.

 The 27-year-old-house driver allegedly stole the money kept aside for treatment abroad by the Bahrain victim. The employer found out about the robbery when he checked the cupboard where the money was kept, to plan his trip abroad a few days later.

 BD10,000 was missing from his savings, and only BD400 was left in the cupboard. The missing money came as a surprise as neither him nor his wife hardly left the house in the past few days.

 It’s said, the driver used the stolen money to buy expensive phones and jewelry for his girlfriend, besides meeiting other. His girlfriend reportedly told police that she recently received phones and other expensive gifts from him.

 Gudaibiya Police station Head of Search and Follow up First Lt. Khalifa Thani said no damages were found on the cupboard, which indicated the thief was not a stranger.

 “First we suspected the couple's son who lived in the house. Then we came to know that a maid, a cook and a driver also lived in the house. We questioned all of them and searched their rooms. All of them denied committing the robbery during questioning," Interior Ministry's publication Al Amn quoted AlThani as saying.

 The driver who receives a monthly salary of BD 120 was found to have recently purchased a smart phone worth BD 290.

 It was also revealed his held a lavish birthdays party, spending about BD800. He had also made two remittances of BD 4000.

 When questioned, the driver initially denied any wrongdoing, but later confessed when confronted with evidence.