Varanasi Crime: An incident of hostage-taking and mistreatment of a bank recovery team has come to light in Chhota Gosaipur village under Cholapur police station. The police have started an investigation after receiving information about the incident.
According to reports, Sameer Kumar Singh, manager of Bank of India’s Kazisarai branch, submitted a written complaint at Cholapur police station.
He said that on Tuesday evening, he and his team went to Rudra General Store, owned by Sachchidanand Mishra, to recover a loan. The bank said that about ₹4 lakh is pending in the account. An installment of ₹21,364 was due for immediate payment. The bank had warned that if payment was not made, the account would be declared a Non-Performing Asset (NPA) on March 20.
As per the complaint, when the bank team reached the shop, Sachchidanand Mishra and his father Ramesh Chandra Mishra called them inside to talk. It is alleged that after the team entered, they pulled down the shutter, locked the shop, and kept the bank staff inside.
The team was held inside for about 30 minutes. During this time, the accused allegedly abused the bank staff and refused to repay the loan. When the team objected, they were pushed and manhandled.
The situation was brought under control after the matter came to the notice of people outside. After the incident, the bank manager filed a complaint at the police station. Based on this, the police have started an investigation.
Deepak Kumar, Station In-charge of Cholapur, said the case is serious and all facts are being checked. Legal action will be taken after the investigation is completed.
Click here to read more stories of Crime against Bankers
This incident has instilled fear amongst Bank Employees. Employees are demanding strict action against the bank customer.
A few days ago, a SBI Woman Employee was harassed by Customer. A woman working at the State Bank of India’s Kacharakanahalli branch in Bengaluru filed a complaint that a bank customer sent her obscene messages. Click here to read this news.
