Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has taken action in a 27-year-old embezzlement case and arrested Jaideep Mitra, the then branch manager of the Golghar branch of Punjab and Sindh Bank, from Varanasi.
The accused had been absconding for the past 27 years. It is alleged that he fraudulently opened bank accounts in the names of his relatives and embezzled a total of ₹34,78,420 by transferring money to them.
In 1999, the branch manager and other staff posted at the Golghar branch of the bank allegedly opened fake bank accounts in the names of their relatives. A total of ₹34,78,420 was embezzled by illegally transferring funds into these accounts. The banking department was shaken after the case was exposed.
An FIR was registered against the accused at the Cantt police station in Gorakhpur under sections of breach of trust, fraud by preparing fake documents, forgery, and conspiracy.
The initial investigation was conducted by the local police, but considering the seriousness of the case, the investigation was handed over to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on July 10, 2000.
The EOW investigation revealed the involvement of a total of nine accused. Most of these accused have already been arrested. While two accused, including Jaydeep Mitra, had been absconding for a long time.
Acting on a tip-off, the EOW team raided Varanasi on Wednesday and arrested Jaydeep Mitra. Following his arrest, the accused will be presented in court as per legal procedures. According to officials, the search for the remaining accused in the case is ongoing, and strict action will be taken against all of them based on the evidence.
More details will be released soon.
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