Postal official files graft complaint against clerk

AHMEDABAD: Assistant superintendent of posts (east) Devendra Bhartiya, 55, has lodged a criticism of dishonest against his personal clerk, Bharat Makwana. Bhartiya has alleged that Makwana has siphoned off Rs 35,47,560 from the put up place of business accounts of people. According to the criticism, when a customer referred to as Girish Jadhav used to be trying to shut his time deposit account within the Bapunagar put up place of business, it emerged that his account had already been closed and his money — Rs 7,14,000 — were transferred to the account of Makwana, a clerk in the similar department.

"Later, it was found that nine such accounts had been closed this year — from February 6 to February 11; and on May 8 and 9 — and Rs 35,47,560 had been transferred to two saving accounts of Makwana," a police reputable stated. According to the criticism filed via the postmaster of Bapunagar, Makwana used to be holding the fee within the place of Babu Prajapati who used to be on depart.

"Makwana forged the signatures of account holders and closed their accounts," the police reputable stated. "He then transferred the money to his saving account in the same post office. When confronted, he said that the money had been spent." Makwana agreed to offer again the cash after a departmental inquiry. He returned Rs 7,77,000 and promised to pay the remaining via promoting his area.

According to the criticism, Makwana stopped repaying five months ago, and hence the criticism used to be lodged. "We have registered an FIR and are probing the case," stated a senior police reputable of the Bapunagar police station.