Bank Manager arrested for withdrawing Rs 18 lac from customer’s account and losing money in online betting

The branch manager of Itai Rampur Prathama Gramin Bank of Balrampur got landed into jail due to his addiction of betting on cricket. The bank manager first betted on cricket online and when he lost the bet, he ran away with lakhs of rupees given by the account holders for deposit. The police have registered a case and arrested the accused bank manager.
Suraj Kumar Pratham, resident of Purnia, Bihar, was working as a bank manager in Prathama UP Gramin Bank branch, Itirampur. Suraj Kumar had a habit of betting in online cricket. Some account holders had deposited money in the bank. When some account holders reached the bank to withdraw their money, they found out that the money was not deposited in their account.
When the account holders created a ruckus, an investigation was started. During the investigation, it was revealed that after taking money from the account holders, receipts were given but money was not deposited in account. As per the report, Rs 18 lakh 47 thousand had been embezzled. When the bank manager was searched, he was found absconding.
Bank staff Piyush Sharma escalated the matter and filed a case against the bank branch manager on December 30. After the case was registered, the police became active and efforts were started to arrest the bank manager. On the basis of mobile location and clues, the police team reached Kolkata and arrested the accused branch manager on Thursday from a hotel near Sealdah station.
Inspector Subhash Chand, in-charge of Gadus Buzurg police station, said on Friday that the accused bank manager is being sent to the court. He told that during interrogation, accused Vijay Kumar has admitted that due to his loss in betting on cricket, he had embezzled Rs 14 lakh. He said that the matter is being investigated.
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