Wednesday, February 17, 2010

CBI takes up investigation in Rs one crore bank fraud case

New Delhi, February 16:
 
CBI has registered a case and started investigations in a
case related to misappropriation of funds worth over
Rs one crore by two former employees of a nationalised
bank in Hyderabad.

The case was registered against cashier K Harikumar
and manager K Ramesh Kumar of Andhra Bank,
Gajularamaram Branch, HAL Colony, Shapurngar, Hyderabad
and other unknown public servants and private persons under different
sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The allegations are that accused Harikumar while
working as cashier in the bank had committed
misappropriation of Rs 57,61,000 and on further enquiry
by the bank it was found that other than the above amount,
another Rs 60,00,000 was issued as pay orders.
 
"These were notounted for in the bank books.
Many other irregularities have also come to light,"
a CBI spokesperson said here today.
Prior to registration of a case by the CBI on the allegations,
another case was registered on November 11, 2009
by the Jeedimetla police authorities.

During the investigation, Jeedimetla police arrested
the manager of the bank for conspiracy in the offence.
In this case, the fraud amount was above Rs one crore.
Accordingly, the government of Andhra Pradesh
transferred the case to CBI for investigation, the
spokesperson said adding that further investigation is continuing

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