Bihar: Scam worth Rs 3.60 crore exposed in Gramin Bank, FIR against branch manager-cashier, transaction not started yet
After the revelation of the scam of customers’ deposits in Bairangiya branch of North Bihar Gramin Bank, the re-transaction of rupees has not been started till now. Even on Saturday, there was a crowd of customers in the branch throughout the day. Every customer was anxious to get his account checked. All the customers were affected by the suspicion that illegal withdrawals might have been made from their accounts. However, this doubt of most of the customers proved to be true when after checking the account, the amount was declared less by the bank employee.
Embezzlement of Rs 3.60 crore exposed so far
On receiving complaints of illegal withdrawal of funds from customers’ accounts, bank officials started checking the accounts in the bank. In the investigation so far, Rs 3 crore 60 lakh has been revealed. Till Friday, embezzlement of only Rs 1.60 crore was revealed, which increased to Rs 3.60 crore on Saturday. Investigation is ongoing. It is expected that the embezzlement figure will increase further. RM himself is serious about this matter. They are investigating the entire incident under their own supervision.
FIR lodged for embezzlement
An FIR has been lodged by Bairagnia police station regarding embezzlement of customer deposits by the bank. The bank has said that the full amount of embezzlement is likely to be revealed after the investigation by the special audit team. Here, there is panic among the customers due to illegal withdrawal of money from the account. The account holder is worried. The people who are most worried are those who have weddings in their homes these days. Now such people will have to complete the wedding program only by taking loan. Because the RM of the bank has said that the amount will be returned within 90 days. Local people said that the main architect of the scam is the cashier. There is talk that along with the cashier, the manager is also hiding in Nepal.
