Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, July 8: Two Postal Department employees have been arrested by the CBI for allegedly siphoning off around Rs 1.3 crore from the post office savings accounts of 44 customers in Mysore by misusing their login credentials, officials said on Wednesday.
They allegedly transferred funds into their own accounts and those of their relatives.
The accused, a postal assistant and a postman posted at Saragur in Mysore, were arrested by the CBI's Bengaluru unit in connection with the alleged fraud, an official statement said.
The case was registered in March this year on the basis of a written complaint from the Postal Department under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery, besides offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, it added.
According to the CBI, investigation has revealed that the two accused "systematically siphoned the money from the Post Office Savings Accounts of public and deposited those funds into the accounts of their relatives and into their own accounts during the period 2022-2025."
The agency said the accused allegedly misused "the customer's login identifications and passwords" to fraudulently transfer money from the accounts.
"It is suspected that there are misappropriations in other accounts as well, which are being investigated," the statement said.
The accused were produced before the CBI Special Court in Bengaluru and will be taken into police custody for detailed interrogation, it added. |
