HDFC Bank Manager arrested in Mainpuri over allegations of withdrawing money from customer’s account

Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh: In Kishani tehsil of Mainpuri, the police have arrested the accountant and the branch manager of HDFC Bank in connection with the withdrawal of compensation amount of Farrukhabad Link Expressway from the account of a customer.

Both are accused of withdrawing ₹4.80 lakh without the account holder’s knowledge. An FIR was registered in the matter based on a complaint from the tehsildar. Police arrested both of them and presented them in court on Friday afternoon. After receiving the investigation report from SDM, the administration had given instructions to register an FIR.

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According to Kishani Tehsildar Bharat Kumar Maurya, Rs 4 lakh 80 thousand were withdrawn from the HDFC Bank account of Amol Das, son of Ramswaroop, resident of village Maholi Shamsherganj, on October 1, 2026, through cheque number 000002.

SDM Kishini conducted an investigation into the matter. After receiving the investigation report on November 4th, the Tehsildar was directed to file an FIR against the individuals involved on November 5th. Subsequently, a case was registered based on the Tehsildar’s complaint.

According to the investigation, to get the compensation amount, Lekhpal Satyendra Kumar had told Amol Das that the State Bank of India account was not valid. After this, Amol Das opened an account with HDFC Bank. It is alleged that the accountant had already made him sign three cheques. After the compensation amount was credited to the account, Rs 4 lakh 80 thousand was written in figures and words on cheque number.

According to the complaint, the money was withdrawn through collusion with the bank branch manager, Arif Khan, by entering “self” in the payee column of the cheque. The account holder was not informed of this.

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Amol Das transferred the remaining funds to another bank branch, and the bank branch manager then visited his home. The complaint alleges that he was asked to fill in the remaining two blank cheques and give Rs 9 lakh to the accountant. He was also pressured and threatened to return the money sent to another branch to HDFC Bank. Police have arrested Lekhpal Satyendra Kumar and bank branch manager Arif Khan and presented them in the court.

More details will be provided soon.