CBI Probes Gadchiroli Postal Official For Allegedly Misappropriating ₹13.56 Lakh From Savings And Insurance Accounts
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an investigation against a postal department official for allegedly accepting the cash deposited by account holders of saving bank accounts, recurring deposit accounts, sukanya samriddhi accounts and rural postal life insurance accounts to the tune of Rs 13.56 lakh and in token of the same, also acknowledged their passbooks manually…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has commenced an inquiry into a postal department official accused of misappropriating ₹13.56 lakh from various savings and insurance accounts. The official in question, F.K. Pathan, served as a Gramin Dak Sevak at the Rangi Branch Post Office in Gadchiroli between 2015 and 2021. According to the CBI, Pathan accepted cash deposits from account holders of savings bank, recurring deposit, Sukanya Samriddhi, and rural postal life insurance accounts, amounting to Rs 13.56 lakh.
This includes Rs 10.76 lakh in principal and Rs 280902 in interest. The CBI alleges that Pathan dishonestly recorded these deposits in his own handwriting and signature. The postal department initially conducted an internal investigation, following which a formal complaint was submitted to the CBI. Charges include criminal breach of trust, falsification of records, and criminal misconduct by a public servant under the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act.
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