Bank Employee beaten with Stick by Loan Borrower in Uttar Pradesh

On Friday, an employee of Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank who had gone to collect outstanding dues in Pratappur village in Sant Kabir Nagar, under the Bakhira police station area, was assaulted badly by the loan borrower. The field officer was reportedly beaten with sticks by the bank customer. He managed to escape and save himself.

According to reports, Pawan Kumar Mishra, a resident of Khorabar in Gorakhpur district, works as a field officer at the UP Gramin Bank branch in Baurbyas. On Friday afternoon, he and a colleague visited Pratappur village to collect pending loan dues. When he tried to persuade the defaulter to make the payment, an argument broke out, which soon turned into a physical attack. The accused allegedly beat the officer with sticks and even attempted to snatch his mobile phone.

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After escaping, the employee reached the Bakhira police station along with bank union members and lodged a complaint. Bakhira SO Rakesh Kumar Singh said that he had been informed about the incident. Once the formal complaint is received, a case will be registered against the accused and appropriate action will follow.

A few days ago, two employees of Canara Bank were attacked with sticks by two men while they had gone to take possession of a house in Wig Colony, Gharaunda in Karnal Haryana. Both officers suffered injuries. The attackers also damaged the car of the bank officials. Even though a police team was present at the spot, they were unable to stop the assault. Click here to read this news.