Aligarh, June 12: The suspected misappropriation of Rs three crore by a former manager of the Central Bank of India’s Naurangabad branch in Aligarh will now be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Amarjeet Singh, the accused, was arrested in April for allegedly stealing Rs 30 lakh from the bank, but an internal inquiry found that the amount swindled may be worth Rs 3 crore.
“About Rs 3 crore is missing from the bank,” claimed Rajesh Gaira, regional head of the bank in Agra. A team from the bank’s central office is working on the case. At this branch, a new manager has been appointed. When the accused are apprehended, the scenario will become evident. We’re almost ready to turn over the case to the CBI.”
When asked how many clients had been impacted, bank manager Salesh Sharma responded, “As many as 33 customers of the bank branch claimed that money had gone missing from their accounts.” Five of them have made formal police complaints to the Quarsi police station.”
SHO “Five new cases under relevant sections of the IPC, including 420 (cheating), were registered against accused Amarjeet Singh and his associate Saurabh Gupta on Sunday,” Parvesh Rana said. They are evading capture, and efforts are being undertaken to apprehend them.
Based on Gaira’s accusation, the police lodged a FIR against the two accused in April under sections 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust by government official).
Several consumers protested in front of the bank after learning about the investigation.
Mukesh Chaudhary, a contractor, said that he had not received transaction SMSs from the bank and was hence unsure of the status of his account.
