Branch manager of pvt bank arrested for duping three of Rs 45.5L | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Police on Tuesday arrested the branch manager of a private bank for allegedly duping three persons of around Rs 45.50 lakh by promising high returns on their deposits.
Accused Epili Mithun (35), a resident Gosaninuagaon, allegedly cheated the victims in 2023 through another person who is not a bank employee. The victims lodged an FIR at Gosaninuagaon police station on Monday when they could not retrieve their invested money and were threatened, police said.
Mithun was arrested, and documents of financial credit card fraud and a mobile phone were seized from him, said SP (Berhampur) Saravana Vivek M. He said that the main accused in the cheating case was on the run. “We have identified him, and a search is on to arrest him,” he said.
Police said the victims met with the branch manager in 2023. He earned their trust by providing loans. By gaining their trust, he allegedly took Rs 45.50 lakh from the victims by promising high returns through different schemes like the gift card scheme (Rs 16.5 lakh) and Rs 29 lakh through credit card and cash.
Since then, the accused gave only Rs 52,000 to one of the victims from the bank account of his wife. “He cheated the victims by promising high returns through different schemes by misusing his power and position as a manager,” said the SP. “When the victims demanded their money, the accused allegedly threatened them, saying he would file a harassment case,” he added.
Accused Epili Mithun (35), a resident Gosaninuagaon, allegedly cheated the victims in 2023 through another person who is not a bank employee. The victims lodged an FIR at Gosaninuagaon police station on Monday when they could not retrieve their invested money and were threatened, police said.
Mithun was arrested, and documents of financial credit card fraud and a mobile phone were seized from him, said SP (Berhampur) Saravana Vivek M. He said that the main accused in the cheating case was on the run. “We have identified him, and a search is on to arrest him,” he said.
Police said the victims met with the branch manager in 2023. He earned their trust by providing loans. By gaining their trust, he allegedly took Rs 45.50 lakh from the victims by promising high returns through different schemes like the gift card scheme (Rs 16.5 lakh) and Rs 29 lakh through credit card and cash.
Since then, the accused gave only Rs 52,000 to one of the victims from the bank account of his wife. “He cheated the victims by promising high returns through different schemes by misusing his power and position as a manager,” said the SP. “When the victims demanded their money, the accused allegedly threatened them, saying he would file a harassment case,” he added.
