Kolkata: A senior manager at the Posta branch of a bank has been accused of helping fraudsters steal Rs 2.7 crore from the account of a Bihar govt-run corporation by leaking confidential details.The bank’s regional office lodged a police complaint after the fraud was discovered on Oct 31, when the Bihar Electronics Development Corporation informed the bank’s Shastrinagar branch in Patna about unauthorised withdrawals from its savings account. According to the complaint, Rs 2,72,71,500 was withdrawn through 56 transactions between Oct 8 and 31.The corporation told the bank that it had not authorised any of the transactions. . On checking its internal system, the bank found the manager of the Posta branch allegedly accessed confidential account records without authorisation. These records included specimen signatures, unused cheque details and account balances.During internal questioning, the manager allegedly admitted that he had shared the information with outsiders, who used it to prepare forged cheques and withdraw the money.
