Stepson held for draining Rs2.6m from dad's account

In a startling case of betrayal and deceit within a family, the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly siphoning off Rs2.63 million from his father’s bank account over four months, the officials said yesterday.

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The accused, identified as Shivam Sharma, a BA graduate and former BPO employee, was arrested on Saturday, following an extensive investigation led by Inspector Subhash Chandra and his team under the supervision of ACP Anil Sharma.

“Police have recovered 100 grams of gold and frozen Rs3 lakh (Rs300,000) in his HDFC Bank account,” the police said in a press note.

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