STATE TIMES NEWS
UDHAMPUR: Over Rs 2.5 crore cash was on Wednesday detected to have been swindled from Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) of State Bank of India when an audit team conducted account tally of over 100 ATMs in Udhampur District.
On the report of audit team, Udhampur Police registered an FIR against the bank managers and other staff members.
“We have seized the accounts books and computers to ascertain the exact amount that has been swindled”, police said.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the bank team along with the officials of Radiant Group-a company hired by the bank to transfer cash to ATMs from strong rooms are allegedly involved in the scam.
Investigators suspect that managers used to deposit less amount in the ATMs against the money drawn from the bank’s strong room.
One of the employees of Radiant Company, Vicky, son of Ishar Dass, resident of village Sui, Udhampur has been arrested while another staffer Sahil has managed to flee.
Preliminary investigations have also revealed that some of the staffers were having passwords, which in all probability might have been used to swindle the money.
