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MUMBAI: The Central Cyber Police have arrested a private bank’s former Chowpatty branch manager and an employee in connection with an alleged Rs 29.83 lakh fraud in which money was siphoned from the account of a deceased customer after her registered mobile number and email ID were allegedly changed using a forged customer request form. Chimaji Adhav, senior inspector of the Central Cyber police confirmed the arrest. Another bank employee, Ram Pal, is absconding. The transaction trail also showed payments to jewellery outlets. The bank has alleged that Panjwani, Verma and Ram Pal conspired to prepare the customer request form in the name of the deceased customer and forged her signature. Police are probing the alleged conspiracy, money trail and role of the absconding accused.
Police arrested former branch head Rahul Panjwani and employee Abhishek Verma on Monday.