India, Feb. 14 -- The Pune police on Friday arrested a 36-year-old autorickshaw driver for allegedly stealing cash from an elderly passenger's luggage under the pretext of helping him alight from the vehicle at the Wakdewadi bus stand on Thursday.

According to the police, the 87-year-old who had come to the bus stand from Jamkhed was looking for transport to Alandi when Idrees Rafique Sheikh, 36, from Bavdhan offered to drop him at the place in his auto. The senior citizen boarded the auto that already had passengers. Soon, an argument broke out between passengers and the auto driver and someone stole Rs.87,000 from the victim's bag before the accused also left him at the place.

Acting on a tip-off, Unit 4 team of the Pune police laid a...