MUMBAI: A senior manager of some of the main private banks has been arrested for allegedly pilfering Rs 26.50 lakh from a buyer’s account. The police mentioned that they arrested Kalpana Mohite (36) as transactions within the buyer’s reflected her involvement within the crime.
The fraud come to gentle when a businessman, Paresh Patel, who has a financial savings bank account at this financial institution’s Fort branch since 2016, discovered that the balance had dwindled to zilch. The police mentioned that Patel didn't keep an ordinary take a look at at the funds in this account as he had permitted an asset control company to utilise the funds in that account and invest them in lucrative fairness schemes. “He would have anticipated a fluctuating balance in this account, however what alarmed him used to be that the balance had hit rock bottom at 0 and alerted the financial institution,” mentioned an legitimate from Azad Maidan police station.
Mohite allegedly transferred funds from Patel’s account to the fictitious account. From there, she further relayed quantities to different financial institution accounts and withdrawn at ATMs between July 2016 and October this yr, mentioned the police.
Patel didn't receive any alerts on his number as Mohite had were given the number in his authentic account modified, mentioned investigating officer Balvant Patil. Deputy commissioner of police Abhishek Trimukhe mentioned more details of the crime must emerge in a few days.
During inquiry, two different workers of the financial institution advised the police that the brand new [dummy] account in Patel’s name used to be opened at the instruction of branch manager Mohite.
Mohite has been charged with dishonest and forgery and is in police custody.
The fraud come to gentle when a businessman, Paresh Patel, who has a financial savings bank account at this financial institution’s Fort branch since 2016, discovered that the balance had dwindled to zilch. The police mentioned that Patel didn't keep an ordinary take a look at at the funds in this account as he had permitted an asset control company to utilise the funds in that account and invest them in lucrative fairness schemes. “He would have anticipated a fluctuating balance in this account, however what alarmed him used to be that the balance had hit rock bottom at 0 and alerted the financial institution,” mentioned an legitimate from Azad Maidan police station.
Mohite allegedly transferred funds from Patel’s account to the fictitious account. From there, she further relayed quantities to different financial institution accounts and withdrawn at ATMs between July 2016 and October this yr, mentioned the police.
Patel didn't receive any alerts on his number as Mohite had were given the number in his authentic account modified, mentioned investigating officer Balvant Patil. Deputy commissioner of police Abhishek Trimukhe mentioned more details of the crime must emerge in a few days.
During inquiry, two different workers of the financial institution advised the police that the brand new [dummy] account in Patel’s name used to be opened at the instruction of branch manager Mohite.
Mohite has been charged with dishonest and forgery and is in police custody.
Mum: Banker pilfers Rs 27L from bizman’s account
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