Jaipur: Customers of the Nangal Rajawatan branch of UCO Bank in Dausa have come forward to accuse the bank authorities of phishing lakhs of rupees from their savings accounts. An internal enquiry has been launched by the bank, and they have pledged to file an FIR following the investigation. The focus has shifted to a missing cashier who has been absent from duty without any prior notice.
The distressing incident came to light when a woman visited the UCO Bank branch in Nangal Rajawatan on Saturday, only to be informed that her savings account balance amounted to a mere Rs 25. Bewildered by this revelation, other customers rushed to the bank to verify their own account balances.
The woman complained that Rs 4.21 lakh were withdrawn from her saving account without her knowledge.
Jagdish Narayan Meena, the bank’s manager, promptly reported the incident to higher authorities.
Upon further examination of various accounts, Meena was taken aback to discover extensive unauthorized withdrawals dating back to March of this year, amounting to approximately Rs 50 lakh. It became evident from the preliminary report that the matter involved deceit and embezzlement.
Speaking to TOI on Sunday, Meena stated, “It has been observed that multiple withdrawals, amounting to Rs 50,000, were made from several customers’ accounts without their knowledge since March. Additionally, measures were taken to ensure that these customers did not receive SMS notifications regarding these withdrawals. Primarily, it appears to be a case of fraud. I have informed the higher authorities, and we will proceed with registering a case after the internal audit.”
He added that at least eight customers of the bank have approached him and complained about this issue.
Concerns over possible embezzlement have arisen as one of the bank’s cashiers, Anil Sharma, has been absent from the branch without providing any prior notice or information. An officer confirmed that the bank’s team will conduct an audit, and senior authorities will subsequently decide on filing an FIR in this case.
The distressing incident came to light when a woman visited the UCO Bank branch in Nangal Rajawatan on Saturday, only to be informed that her savings account balance amounted to a mere Rs 25. Bewildered by this revelation, other customers rushed to the bank to verify their own account balances.
The woman complained that Rs 4.21 lakh were withdrawn from her saving account without her knowledge.
Jagdish Narayan Meena, the bank’s manager, promptly reported the incident to higher authorities.
Upon further examination of various accounts, Meena was taken aback to discover extensive unauthorized withdrawals dating back to March of this year, amounting to approximately Rs 50 lakh. It became evident from the preliminary report that the matter involved deceit and embezzlement.
Speaking to TOI on Sunday, Meena stated, “It has been observed that multiple withdrawals, amounting to Rs 50,000, were made from several customers’ accounts without their knowledge since March. Additionally, measures were taken to ensure that these customers did not receive SMS notifications regarding these withdrawals. Primarily, it appears to be a case of fraud. I have informed the higher authorities, and we will proceed with registering a case after the internal audit.”
He added that at least eight customers of the bank have approached him and complained about this issue.
Concerns over possible embezzlement have arisen as one of the bank’s cashiers, Anil Sharma, has been absent from the branch without providing any prior notice or information. An officer confirmed that the bank’s team will conduct an audit, and senior authorities will subsequently decide on filing an FIR in this case.
