Rs 14 lakh missing from ATM

Rs 14 lakh missing from ATM counters
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Malda: State Bank of India has ‘lost’ Rs 14,25,700 from two of its ATMS in Malda over the past few days. On Sunday, the bank lodged a police complaint. Mangal Singh Simit, a branch manager, lodged an FIR with English Bazaar police, saying Rs 14,25,700 was missing from two of its ATMs. After the holidays on January 23, 25 and 26, when the bank reopened on January 27, an anomaly was found in the accounts of two ATMs. Rs 11,12,200 was missing from an ATM counter at Rathbari, and a loss of Rs 3,13,500 from a counter near the main SBI branch beside the Malda Collectorate was also noticed. The two ATMs have been closed since January 27 for inquiries. The bank called an expert from Siliguri, but no clue was found. Now, a team of experts from Mumbai has been called to probe the incident. “We are waiting for the experts coming from Mumbai. Till then, we have to close down the two ATMs. However, the third ATM is running at Jhaljhalia,” said Samir Chakraborty, chief manager of SBI. ASP Kalyan Mukherjee said, “We have got the complaint and will start a probe soon.” He said cash might have been withdrawn from the reserve bin by using a thin wire. “We will look into CCTV footage and question ATM users. We’ll also seek the help of forensic experts,” Mukherjee said. He did not rule out the involvement of bank staff or those of the agency maintaining the ATM.