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The bank is the place where people consider their hard earned money safe. But an incident has come to light in Kota city of Rajasthan, which wired this trust. At the Shri Ram Nagar branch of ICICI Bank, a female officer secretly withdrawn crores of rupees from the accounts of hundreds of customers and immersed them in the stock market. This story is not only shocking, but also tells how the accumulation of common people can be put in danger by making a dent in a trusted institution.

Fake net: How was the conspiracy hatched?

The scam came to light in the Shri Ram Nagar branch of ICICI Bank located in the Udyog Nagar police station area of ​​Kota. The bank’s former relationship manager Sakshi Gupta is accused that he secretly withdraws money from customers’ accounts for almost two and a half years. According to police investigation, Sakshi transferred around Rs 3 crore from more than 110 accounts and invested a large part of them in the stock market. This fraud was done so cleverly that the customers did not even know.

Mobile number of deception made by changing mobile numbers

Sakshi changed the mobile numbers of many customers to carry out this fraud. He connected the numbers of his close people to accounts, so that the bank’s transaction alerts and OTPs would not reach real account holders. Along with this, he misused Debit Card, PIN and OTP. In some cases, he also started overdraft facility in accounts without permission, causing damage to customers.

A customer’s complaint opened secret

The scam came to light when a customer sought information about his fixed deposit of Rs 1.50 lakh. The bank’s investigation revealed that the amount was transferred to another account without permission. After this, when the investigation of other accounts started, this big scam was exposed. Police said that Sakshi used an old woman’s account as a ‘pool account’, in which around Rs 3.22 crore was deposited by February 2023. A large part of this amount was lost in the stock market.

FD broke before time, fake loan taken

The investigation also revealed that Sakshi broke the fixed deposit of 31 customers prematurely and transferred Rs 1.34 crore. Not only this, he also fraudulently took a personal loan of Rs 3.40 lakh. All this happened without knowing the account holders. This incident not only caused financial loss to customers, but also raised questions on the banking system.

Arrest and legal action

The police started the investigation based on a complaint lodged in February 2024. Sakshi Gupta, who was working in this branch from 2020 to 2023, was arrested on 31 May 2025. He was sent to jail after appearing in court. The case has once again outlined the need for vigilance and transparency in the banking sector.