Odisha Crime Branch Arrests Bank Official For Duping Elderly Woman Of Rs 2.3 Cr

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested a bank official for allegedly duping an elderly woman of Rs 2.30 crore in Cuttack.

The accused, identified as Khirod Kumar Nayak (39), was posted as the Relationship Manager of Badambadi branch of Axis Bank.

Sources said the woman, who is an account holder in the private bank, was taking the help of Nayak as she does not have much knowledge about banking services.

The accused was regularly visiting the woman’s house and using her mobile phone to provide quarterly bank accounts statements. During one of his visits, Nayak persuaded the woman to transfer money from her savings accounts to fixed deposits to get more returns. In the process, he obtained signature of the woman several times.

The woman was recently informed by the bank that money from her accounts was transferred to the account of one Sumitra Khuntia. It was found that around Rs 2.3 crore had been withdrawn from her fixed deposit account. She also got information that her registered mobile number with the bank had been changed without her knowledge.

Following this, the woman lodged a complaint and the Cybercrime police station of the Crime Branch registered a case under various Sections of the IPC and Information Technology Act, 2000 on November 29 (yesterday).

While verifying the bank details and other documents furnished by the victim, the cybercrime unit of the Crime Branch identified Nayak as the prime accused in the duping case and arrested him.

The police have seized 32 ATM cards, five passbooks, 37 cheque books, two mobile phones, SIM cards, laptop and some other documents from the accused. During probe, it was found that Nayak spent Rs 1 crore from the duped amount for buying insurance policies.