A contractual staff of the State Bank of India (SBI), Williamnagar Branch has been accused of stealing Rs 1.46 crore from a customers’ bank account.
Easter Momin, who was a clerk at the bank, used six months to move the amount from the joint saving accounts maintained by one Retmilla Rongdeng Sangma and her sons at SBI Williamnagar and Nongalbibra to his own account.
The incident was first reported by the SBI Branch Manager who had filed an FIR at the Williamnagar police station. Police had registered a case under Sections 316(3) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Another FIR was filed at the Williamnagar police station by Sangma on February 3. According to the customer, the amount had been withdrawn by cheques and online transfer and most of these transactions resulted in the account of Momin.
The bank statements showed that money was being drawn systematically between June 22, 2023, and November 14, 2024. The accused allegedly changed the mobile number and address of the customer while cheques issued on withdrawal did not bear any signatures matching their original bank records.
Meanwhile, police have launched a preliminary investigation into the case and the accused has admitted to commit the fraud.
