Mainpuri: A case of fraud has been registered against the manager of Punjab National Bank located on Station Road and another individual, following a court order. The manager is accused of fraudulently transferring ₹1.45 lakh from a customer’s account to another account. After registering the case, the Kotwali police have begun their investigation.
Krishna Chandra Pandey, a resident of Rampura village in the Kotwali area, reported that he sustains his family through farming. His father, Shyam Bihari, had taken a loan of ₹1.50 lakh from the Punjab National Bank’s Station Road branch on November 12, 2010, by mortgaging a part of their land. They have repaid ₹2.70 lakh to the bank by December 28, 2018. Shyam Bihari’s account was still active in the bank.
After Shyam Bihari’s death, ₹1.45 lakh was deposited into his account on November 15, 2019. However, this amount was not credited to the KCC account. Instead, bank manager Rakesh Kumar transferred the money to the account of Umashankar, a resident of Bhatani Dannahar village. They even forged documents to execute this transfer. When Krishna Chandra Pandey found out and asked the manager to deposit the money into his account, his request was ignored. No action was taken on his written complaint either.
Subsequently, on March 1, 2021, the bank manager issued a notice to him, claiming an outstanding amount of ₹2 lakh and threatening recovery through auction. When he approached the Kotwali police station with his complaint, no report was filed. Following a court order, a case was registered against the bank manager and another individual on Saturday, and the police have commenced their investigation.
