The Amboli police have filed an FIR against two officials of the Bharat Co-operative Bank. A current account holder, Ajay Prusty, has accused bank officials of transferring funds to the tune of Rs 76 lakh to several other account holders without his knowledge. However, the officials named in the FIR and higher bank authorities have refuted the charges and alleged that the complainant’s account had turned into an NPA and the case has been filed with mala fide intentions to prevent recovery action by the bank.

The FIR was filed against Naveen Karkera, then-bank manager, Andheri West branch, and Chandrakant Kotian, then-assistant branch manager under Sections 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal breach of trust by banker) and 34 (criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). mid-day is in possession of the FIR and the complainant’s communications to the bank officials. Prusty, director of Frutech Agro Industries Pvt Ltd and proprietor of M/s Khushi Retail, has accused bank officials of diverting/transferring about Rs 76,36,164 from his account to nearly 14 different accounts between 2017 and 2019.