Chargesheet filed in Rs 2.44crore Bank of Baroda fraud case

PANAJI: The crime branch, on Thursday, filed a chargesheet in a 2.44 crore fraud case involving Bank of Baroda, Anjuna branch, before a special court in Panaji.
Twenty-one individuals, including the bank’s suspended branch manager, Udit Narayan, and a clerical staff member, Swagatika Mohanty, who was under suspension, have been named in the chargesheet.
The bank’s management had lodged a complaint against Narayan, Mohanty and head cashier, Sada Gaonkar, following numerous complaints from depositors that money from their respective bank accounts was transferred without their knowledge.
Internal inquiries revealed that the trio was allegedly involved in transferring funds from various depositors’ accounts between March and December, 2015. They were subsequently suspended, a crime branch official said.
The crime branch has made nine arrests so far.