Archive · 25 Oct 2025
PNB Employees Arrested for Embezzling Customer Funds
Two employees at a Punjab National Bank branch in India were caught stealing money from customers.
The employees, a cashier and a worker, took about ₹64 lakh from customers' deposits over several months.
They gave customers receipts, but didn't put the money into their accounts.
The bank found out after customers complained about missing money.
The police arrested the employees, and are checking if other customers were also cheated.
Customers are upset because money they deposited is missing.
Two PNB employees arrested for embezzling customer savings.
The embezzlement totaled around ₹64 lakh over several months.
Cashier and a casual worker were arrested from their homes.
Employees took customer deposits but did not credit accounts.
Police are investigating potential involvement of other employees.
- Who
- Cashier Suvendu Saha and casual worker Praveen Dutta, employees of Punjab National Bank.
- What
- Embezzlement of approximately ₹64 lakh from customer deposits.
- When
- Over the past few months, arrests made on Thursday night.
- Where
- Farakka Barrage branch of Punjab National Bank in Murshidabad, India.
- Why
- The employees allegedly took customer deposits without crediting the funds to their accounts.
- Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Branch Location
- Farakka Barrage, Murshidabad
- Arrested Employees
- Suvendu Saha, Praveen Dutta
- Amount Embezzled
- ₹64 lakh
- Charges
- Embezzlement of customer funds
- Custody
- 6 days police custody