From an elderly woman’s savings account at the Kodagu District Central Cooperative Bank in Siddapura a bank employee allegedly withdrew Rs 1.80 lakh using forged cheques.
S P Rakshith, bank employee from Sidigalale village of Somwarpet had withdrawn the amount in three installments by forging the signature of M V Nalini on the bank cheques. Nalini, aged 70, is from Guhya. She had Rs 1.89 lakh in her account as on August 8, 2024.
She did not come to know about the withdrawals as the mobile number linked to the bank account was changed by the accused.
When she visited the bank recently to withdraw money for her treatment, it was discovered that a total of Rs 1.80 lakh had been withdrawn.
The incident was revealed upon inspecting the CCTV footage, after Nalini filed a complaint with the bank manager. She did not have a cheque book nor did she apply for one. Learning about the incident,she tried to end her life by consuming excess tablets. Based on a complaint by the branch Man ager, an FIR has been filed at the Siddapura station.
Rakshith had allegedly withdrawn around Rs 17.10 lakh from a FD account by forging the signature of the account holder and the Branch Manager at the Kutta branch of Kodagu DCC Bank, where he worked between 2019 and 2023.
Based on a complaint filed at the Kutta station on December 27, last year, Rakshith was arrested.
