{
  "id": 10446801,
  "title": "SBI chief manager sentenced to jail for diverting funds from deceased customer’s account",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/sbi-chief-manager-sentenced-to-jail-for-diverting-funds-from-deceased",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T13:05:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sbi-chief-manager-sentenced-to-jail-for-diverting-funds-from-deceased-customers-account/article71519717.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A chief manager at a SBI branch in Mysuru has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined ₹50,000 for misappropriating funds from a deceased customer's account and the bank's internal account, according to prosecutors. The court ordered the repayment of ₹40,000 of the fine to the bank. Between May 2009 and December 2011, the accused allegedly transferred ₹40,53,000 from the deceased's account and ₹21,04,127 from the bank's internal account to his own and his son's accounts. The accused admitted to withdrawing the money during a bank inquiry and later repaid approximately ₹62 lakh. The case was registered at the Krishnaraja Police Station, and the accused was found guilty on September 25.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Chief manager sentenced 1 year in jail",
    "Diverted ₹40,53,000 from deceased's account",
    "Repaid approx. ₹62 lakh after conviction"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}