Indiranagar police have registered an FIR against bank staff

Staff of a private bank are in the dock for allegedly pocketing ₹26 lakh from the savings account of a Non Resident Indian (NRI) living in the UK.

Though the alleged cheating occurred in May last year, the incident came to light when Jaspreet Ahluwalia, daughter of Rajendra Singh Ahluwalia, returned to the city recently and checked the bank balance.

A total of ₹26 lakh had been withdrawn from the account of Rajendra. Further verification revealed that the amount was transferred to the account of a bank employee who handled the insurance division.

Jaspreet filed a complaint with the 4th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate who directed the jurisdictional Indiranagar police to register an FIR and probe the case.

In her complaint, Jaspreet said that her father had opened an account with the bank, situated on CMH Road, in 2016. A bank employee, identified as Kishore Kumar, who was handling NRIs investments, allegedly withdrew ₹26 lakh from the account in April and May 2017. The amount was transferred to his personal account in the same branch.

The Indiranagar police have registered an FIR against Kishore Kumar and other bank staff charging them for cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust.

The police have sought details of the transactions in the account from Jaspreet and also summoned the accused for questioning.