Two staffers of UCO Bank, Jamsuli branch, have been suspended for forgery and siphoning off Rs 1.95 lakh from the account of a dead person.
The forgery came to the fore after a successor of the deceased verified the account. He found that Rs 1, 95, 250 had been withdrawn from the account in different phases between July 4 and September 1 last year.
The complainant, Padmalochan Jena, of Nadabani village under Singla police station limits while brought the matter to the notice of bank, the bank made an internal inquiry.
In the inquiry, the authorities found fraudulent activities of previous branch manager Md Ashfaque Ahmmed Jahan and a business correspondent (BC) Santanu Kumar Jena. An FIR was lodged against the duo with the police.
Registering a case under Sections 409,468,471,418,420 and 34 of IPC, the Singla police had begun an investigation.
“Initially, Rs 1 lakh cash was withdrawn through withdrawal of slip. The withdrawal was made on the forged left thumb impression of a person and subsequently rest amount was withdrawn through vouchers. The account was dormant and it was made active after submitting fake KYC,” informed the bank sources.
According to the complainant, Padalochan Jena , his father Parsuram Jena had a saving account in the Jamsuli branch . The account while linked to a fixed deposit. The interest was flowing to the account. The account had about Rs 2 lakh deposit.
“My father died on December 4, 2012. But during updating of the account book, it was known the amount has been withdrawn in different phases in 2016 and the account has left only about Rs 2,000,” said Jena.
“After not finding any satisfactory reply from the bank then a written complaint was given to the bank,” he said.
It may also be noted that Baleswar MP RK Jena is the younger among two sons of Parsuram Jena.