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In Punjab National Bank Saharanpur Currency Chest, fake currency of around ₹7.40 crore was discovered. Later the value increased to approximately ₹17.29 crore. As per reports, the original currency was replaced with fake currency. The latest updates related to this scam are given below.
A contract worker earning around ₹11,000 per month has become an important part of the investigation into ₹17.29 crore worth of counterfeit currency found in a Punjab National Bank (PNB) currency chest in Saharanpur. Investigators are examining the worker’s financial records, assets and his reported close association with the suspended currency chest manager, Amit Kumar. Despite his low salary, he allegedly has links to five houses, an SUV, a sedan and two motorcycles. Police also found that the worker allegedly hired another driver for around ₹500 per day, despite earning only ₹11,000 a month himself. Click here to read this news in detail.
PNB has suspended several senior executives including Chief Managers, Deputy Circle Head. Click here to read this news in detail.
The driver of cash van of Punjab National Bank Currency Chest in Saharanpur is missing. The driver has been missing since Saturday. The family has alleged that he may have been abducted by bank officials linked to the scam to prevent him from disclosing information to investigators. Click here to read this news in detail.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Amit Kumar, a bank employee and key accused in the counterfeit currency conspiracy at the Punjab National Bank (PNB) currency chest in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested in Chandigarh on September 7 and produced before a Special NIA Court, which granted a two-day transit remand to facilitate his production before the Special NIA Court in Lucknow.
FIR was filed against four people: Senior Divisional Manager Ravi Kumar Kans, Currency Chest Manager Sushil Kumar, Currency Chest Manager Amit Kumar, who is posted in Yamunanagar-Jagadhri, and part-time housekeeper Vishal Kumar. The bank suspended the three officials named in the case and started a departmental inquiry into the alleged irregularities. Click here to read this news in detail.
