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Several duped by bank attender
Several duped by bank attender, Indian Bank at Gopalapuram, Indian Bank incident, Attender Srinivas. The officials reportedly identified irregularities to the tune of Rs 30 lakh by the evening, based on the complaints lodged by 34 costumers. Investigation is going on.
- For years, people used him to carry out transactions
- He has been a temporary staffer for over 20 years
- Srinivas allegedly swindled up to Rs 1 crore and is at large
Rajahmundry: It has come to light that a huge scam to the tune of Rs 1 crore has reportedly taken place at the branch of Indian Bank at Gopalapuram in East Godavari district.
Dozens of customers have started gathering at the bank from Tuesday morning as news broke out that a temporary employee of the bank swindled them of huge amounts. The customers had reposed trust in the man and utilised his services to deposit or withdraw their money in the bank. According to details available, one Patta Srinivas has been working as a temporary attender at the branch for the last 25 years. Over the years, he has gained the confidence of customers. As the branch grew in size due to its popularity in the area, it is thronged by customers whole day. However, as there is only cash counter, long queues have become the order of the day.
Unable to stand in queue for long – either to deposit or to withdraw money – the customers have started utilising his services for doing banking transactions on their behalf. Taking advantage of their trust, Srinivas has allegedly begun withdrawing money by forging their signatures, the customers allege. Bank officials told The Hans India that the fraud was unearthed on last Friday. Vigilance officials arrived at the branch on Tuesday, and the aggrieved customers related how they were cheated. A large number of customers started arriving at the bank on Tuesday, and some of them told the officials they had handed over a lot of money to Srinivas for over the years.
The officials reportedly identified irregularities to the tune of Rs 30 lakh by the evening, based on the complaints lodged by 34 costumers. Investigation is going on.
It is expected that the irregularities might have occurred to the tune of more than Rs 1 crore as more and more customers are coming forward with their grievances. The bank officials are left wondering how the customers could blindly give money to Srinivas, without keeping any record or receipts for years together. The accused is at large. No complaint is yet lodged with the police.
