New Delhi, May 12 -- A 39-year-old driver, who had worked with a family for over 15 years, was arrested for allegedly cheating his employer by carrying out unauthorised UPI transactions and siphoning off more than Rs.2.5 lakhs in 11 days, said police on Monday. He was allegedly taking advantage of his employer's medical condition as he is suffering from Alzheimer's.

The incident took place in central Delhi's Ranjeet Nagar area. Police said the accused, identified as Devinder, took advantage of the victim's severe memory loss and accessed his mobile phone to transfer money into different accounts.

DCP (central) Rohit Rajbir Singh, said, "The accused had been working for years and the elderly man was dependent on the accused and another c...