A case was registered on June 11 against unidentified persons under sections 420 and 379 of the Indian penal code at Darihat police headquarters in Rohtas district.
The fraud came to light when the deceased’s wife found that ₹106,500 had been withdrawn from the checking account of her husband, Abhimanyu Kumar, a faculty clerk, after his death on April 30. Police said the quantity was withdrawn from ATMs of three different banks within 10 days of Kumar’s death.
On Chhaya’s complaint, a case was registered on June 11 against unidentified persons under sections 420 and 379 of the Indian penal code at Darihat police headquarters .
Rohtas police superintendent (SP) Ashish Bharti formed a special team under Dehri sub divisional officer (SDPO) Sanjay Kumar, who also questioned the staff at the municipal corporation involved within the school clerk’s cremation.
Police said a member of the cremation team named Vishal confessed to having pulled out the ATM card from the belongings of the deceased during cremation and having withdrawn money using it. He told police that he also found the ATM pin written inside the duvet holding the cardboard .
He also disclosed names of his associates within the crime and raids were being conducted to arrest them and recover the cash , SP Bharti said.
