Kanpur:
‘The place is my jewelry?’ A 55-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh was left questioning when she noticed her financial institution locker empty. The girl, Rashmi Arora, had saved gold and silver jewelry price Rs 50 lakh within the State Financial institution of Travancore (SBT) locker in 2003. Years later, when she opened the locker, she discovered it empty.
The story dates to February 26, 2003, when Rashmi Arora, alongside along with her husband opened a financial savings account with the State Financial institution of Travancore (SBT). They have been allotted locker quantity 23, the place they saved their gold and silver jewelry price Rs 50 lakh. Through the years, the Aroras periodically visited the financial institution and checked on their valuables.
Nevertheless, when Rashmi’s husband died, she moved from Swaroop Nagar in Kanpur to Lucknow to reside along with her daughter and son-in-law. Due to the space, she stopped visiting the financial institution, hoping her property can be safe.
4 months in the past, when Arora, alongside along with her youthful daughter, visited the financial institution, she was informed that SBT not exists as a separate entity and had been merged with the State Financial institution of India (SBI). She was informed that she had no locker underneath her identify at SBI.
Bewildered, Arora visited the financial institution department once more, this time with all related paperwork as proof of her account and locker allotment. The Department Supervisor informed her that locker hire was being robotically deducted from her account, which had resulted in a zero steadiness.
On July 21, Arora transferred some cash into her account to reactivate it. Nevertheless, she forgot to convey the locker key along with her.
On July 27, she once more visited the financial institution and acquired entry to the locker. What occurred subsequent left her in shock – locker quantity 23 was empty.
The girl has lodged a police grievance, accusing the financial institution administration and employees of conspiring to misappropriate the jewelry.
A First Info Report (FIR) has been registered in opposition to the department supervisor and anxious employees members.
“Now we have registered a case and are interrogating the involved financial institution workers. We’re additionally checking CCTV data,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Kanpur Atul Srivastava stated.
The police are investigating locker data, financial institution paperwork, and the function of workers.
(With Inputs from Arun Kumar Agrawal)
