Kendujhar: Barbil police in Odisha’s Kendujhar district have arrested a former relationship manager of ICICI Bank and his father for alleged misappropriation of ₹42 from accounts of multiple customers.
The accused have been identified as Jasprit Singh, who earlier served as relationship manager at Barbil branch of the private bank, and his father Vikram Singh, both residents of Mrinal Colony in Barbil.
According to police sources, the father-son duo allegedly siphoned off ₹42 lakh from several customers’ accounts through forged signatures, fraudulent cheque books, manipulation of account operations, and illicit fund transfers using various email accounts. The scam came to light after Anita Agarwal, a resident of the same colony and a bank customer, lodged a written complaint at Barbil police station on March 14. She alleged that around ₹16 lakh had been fraudulently withdrawn from her account using forged signatures and fake cheques.
Acting on the complaint, police launched an investigation. Jasprit Singh, who subsequently absconded, was traced to Thakurpukur area in Kolkata, from where a police team arrested him on August 3 and brought him back to Odisha on transit remand. During interrogation, he confessed to the crime and named his father as an accomplice. Following which, police raided their residence in Mrinal Colony and took Vikram Singh into custody on August 6.
Further investigation is underway to trace additional fraudulent transactions and identify any other accomplices.
