Ed has arrested the former worker of Bank of India, lime of Rs 16.10 crore to clients

Mumbai, September 19 (IANS). Maintenance Directorate (ED), Mumbai arrested Hitesh Kumar Singla, staff officer (suspended) of Bank of India of Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station under the provisions of Money Prevention Act, 2002. The CBI and ACB Mumbai registered a FIR against Hithesh Kumar Singla and others under section 409 of IPC, BNS of BNS and section 13 (2) of PC Act, 1988 under section 13 (2), section 13 (1) (a). Based on this fir, the ED began investigation. The ED investigation revealed that Singla closed during the period from May 2023 to July 2025 with malicious and criminal intentions without permission (TD), Public Provident Fund (PPF), Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) accounts, Savings Bank (SB) accounts and Running Accounts (CA). The amount received was deposited in his private savings account in SBI. Investigations have also revealed that the accused 127 account holders, especially senior citizens, minors, dead clients and poor clients, targeted to prevent them from being caught. The derivative quantity has been shifted in pieces and in a secret way. With this fraud, Singla cheated the Bank of India and its clients for Rs 16.10 crore, which damaged the bank, damaged its reputation and abused its official position. Hitesh Kumar Singla was grieving as the fraud was discovered and did not report to Bank or India. The central investigation agency acted on the specific intelligence information supported by technical supervision, and successfully stopped and arrested him at Ahmedabad Junction, despite his repeated efforts to replace Ujjain seats and coaches to Veraval while traveling in train number 19320 Mahamana Express. After the arrest, a search was conducted under Article 17 of the PMLA in the premises of one of his colleagues. -Ians DKP/ Share these Story Tags