Chennai college girl working as caretaker swindles Rs 10 lakh from elderly couple's ATM card
She claimed that she had sent some of the money to her family and had used the rest to buy clothes and other items.
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CHENNAI: The police detained a college student who has been accused of embezzling Rs 10 lakh from an elderly couple in Ashok Nagar, on Friday.
The student, who was hired to take care of the couple, allegedly used the husband's ATM card to withdraw the money.
The police identified the victims as Kalavathi (74), a retired college professor, and her husband Mani (80), who lived in Ashok Nagar. Their son Senthil, who works in the US, had arranged for a college student to take care of his parents.
The student, who was studying in the second year of college, was paid a monthly salary of Rs 15,000 and was provided with food and accommodation. Meanwhile, after Mani's death two weeks ago, Senthil discovered that Rs 10 lakh was missing from his father's bank account.
An investigation revealed that the college student had used Mani's ATM card to withdraw the money. The student had also purchased a monthly jewellery scheme worth Rs 25,000 from a popular jewellery store in T Nagar.
During the investigation, the student admitted to using Mani's ATM card to withdraw the money. She claimed that she had sent some of the money to her family and had used the rest to buy clothes and other items.
The police are investigating whether the student had given the remaining money to someone else.
The KK Nagar police have registered a case and are investigating the matter further.
