ASSAM TIMES POST
Hailakandi: The branch manager and a fourth grade employee of Assam Gramin Vikas Bank’s Manipur branch in Hailakandi were arrested on Wednesday after disappearance of lakhs of rupees from many customers accounts. After knowing that their money were withdrawn unauthorized manner, account holders locked the bank on Tuesday evening.
Hailakandi deputy commissioner Keerthi Jalli and superintendent of police Pabindra Kumar Nath visited the branch on Wednesday and assured the agitated customers of taking steps for recovery of the lost amount. Large number police and CRPF personnel have been deployed in the bank premises.
Katlicherra Police Station officer-in-charge Nirmal Kanti Biswas said branch manager Maniram Chauhan and sanitation worker Surya Dhar have been arrested. Chauhan was produced in the court but Dhar could not be produced due to his health reasons and has been kept in house arrest.
‘The interrogation is on in connection with the mysterious disappearance of millions of rupees from the accounts of customers of the bank,’ he added. The matter came to light when the headmaster of Manipur High School, Khagendra Roy had come to the bank few days ago to withdraw his fixed deposit amount after maturity. The manager had allegedly replied that there was no money in his account for payment and the fixed deposit certificate was also fake.
