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A court in Sultanpur has ordered the registration of an FIR in a case involving the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of ₹11.33 lakh from the savings accounts of 37 customers of Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank. On Wednesday, Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Navneet Singh accepted an application filed by the bank’s current branch manager, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, and directed the Station House Officer (SHO) of Jamo police station to conduct an impartial investigation into the matter. The complaint names nine people, including the bank’s former branch manager and three bank employees.
According to the complaint, the alleged fraud took place at the Hargaon branch of Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank in Jamo, Amethi district. The complainant, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, alleged that former branch manager Kaushal Kishore Srivastava, who has since retired, and former assistant Ram Adhar, also retired, were involved in the fraudulent withdrawals. The complaint also names Mansamni Pandey and Rahul Sinha, who were working as bank employees at the time of the alleged incident.
The complaint alleges that the accused misused their official positions to withdraw a total of ₹11,33,930 from the savings accounts of 37 customers without proper authorisation. Five other people have also been named in the case for their alleged involvement in the fraud. They are Ajit Vishwakarma, Md. Ahmed, Poonam Dwivedi, Akanksha Pandey and Rohit Sinha.
The alleged fraud came to light while the bank was operating at the Hargaon branch. Following the incident, disciplinary action was taken against bank employees Mansamni Pandey and Rahul Sinha, including their suspension. However, the allegations against all the named individuals will need to be established through the investigation.
Branch manager Pankaj Kumar Sharma had earlier informed the local police about the alleged fraud. However, when no action was taken, he approached the CJM court seeking legal intervention. After considering his application, the court directed the Jamo police station SHO to register an FIR and investigate the allegations impartially.
