Mangaluru: Axis bank employees scams Doctor of Rs. 2.25 crore

Mangaluru 27 Jan 2018: Surat police have registered FIR against three of the Axis Bank Employees and an unidentified person with regards to the fraudulent transfer of Rs 2.25 crore belonging to the Mangaluru based doctor at Mangaluru. The accused have been captured on the CCTV camera as based on the complaint by Axis Bank official Omkishan Patel. The police of Surat’s Sachin GIDC station have identified three of the accused as Axis Bank employees Sandeep Dakhra and Savan Balda, the bank’s former employee Daval Bhikhadiya and another unidentified person’s image has been captured in the footage. The victim has been identified as Dr. Sushil Devprasad Jatthana. The accused changed Dr Sushil’s account ownership in Mangaluru Axis branch, claiming that he was dead. They then changed Sushil’s registered phone number and later transferred Rs 2.25 crore from his account. Further investigation revealed that money was withdrawn from Sushil's account in Mangaluru and also Sirsa of Haryana. Out Of the total transferred money, the bank managed to recover Rs 1.23 crore. Deputy Commissioner of police, zone II, Vidhi Chaudhary told media that the bank officials are also suspected to be involved in the racket. Further investigation is in progress.