Kanpur. Police on Sunday arrested two employees of the Postal Department in connection with the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 7 lakh thirteen thousand from the joint savings account of a deceased couple in the Ghatampur sub-post office.
Both of them had made illegal withdrawals by transferring the maturity amount of other schemes to the account of the account holders after their death. Police have arrested both of them from the post office street in Ghatampur town.
Deputy Commissioner of Police South Deependra Nath Chaudhary said that cases related to embezzlement and fraud of customers' deposited money in Ghatampur sub-post office are being investigated.
During the investigation, the role of Postal Department employees in the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 7 lakh thirteen thousand from the joint savings account came to light.
On the basis of evidence and departmental investigation report, both are being arrested and presented in the court. The role of other accused in the case is also being investigated.
According to the police, Ghatampur resident Akanksha Chaurasia had complained about withdrawal of money from the joint savings account of her parents Jitendra Chaurasia and Archana Chaurasia after the death of their parents.
Both of them had a joint savings account in the sub-post office Ghatampur. Jitendra Chaurasia died on 31 October 2021 while Archana Chaurasia died on 7 October 2024.
Despite this, Rs 4 lakh fifteen thousand were withdrawn from the account on 23 January 2025 and Rs 2 lakh ninety-eight thousand were withdrawn from the account on 28 May 2025.
Departmental investigation and investigation of records related to banking transactions revealed that the amount of four lakh fifteen thousand rupees withdrawn on January 23, 2025 was withdrawn by the then postal assistant Shivam Sachan from his user ID.
This transaction was verified by Rakesh Kumar Mishra with his supervisory user ID. Investigation also revealed that both the employees misused their position in the sub-post office and transferred the maturity amount of other MIS accounts to the accounts of deceased account holders. After this, that amount was embezzled by making illegal withdrawals.
The arrested accused include Shivam Sachan resident of Gram Bijli, police station Chaudpur, Fatehpur and Rakesh Kumar Mishra resident of Krishna Vihar, Naubasta, Kanpur.
Both were arrested. Police are investigating the role of other people involved in the case and collecting evidence.