By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The former branch manager, Meghalaya Cooperative Apex Bank (MCAB), Pynursla, Abbotstar Khardewsaw who was arrested last year on charges of fraudulently debiting a huge amount of money from the account of one Minusha Khonglam, a PMEGP beneficiary has been chargesheeted and sent for trial.
This was informed by Additional SP (Crime), Vivek Syiem here.
The case dates back to March 9, 2012 when the branch manager was arrested and remanded in 5-day judicial custody along with the headman of Rimai Village, Pynursla, K Khongjee for their alleged involvement in swindling the beneficiaries’ money.
Khardewsaw was arrested following a complaint filed by the said beneficiary with the police wherein she stated that an amount of Rs 6,20,406 was fraudulently debited from her account out of Rs 9,50,000 sanctioned to her under the scheme.
When Khardewsaw was arrested he was posted in the MCAB Head Office at MG Road in the city looking after the non-farm agri-business sector.
It may be mentioned that the MCAB Managing Director, DF War earlier informed that the accused employee was suspended following his arrest and instituted an inquiry into the matter. The MCAB had also sent a 3-member team to the Pynursla branch to ascertain the fact of the matter.
Khardewsaw was transferred to the MCAB Head Office in October, 2011.
The Managing Director said that the 3-member inquiry team that was sent to Pynursla has actually found anomalies against the tainted employee.
He said that the departmental probe was almost over and Khardewsaw would be issued with a show-cause notice following which he will be chargesheeted, as per the bank’s rule.
Meanwhile, in a new twist to another case, one Pharshon Stone Khongsit, a resident of Wakhen village, has withdrawn his FIR against Khardewsaw through his letter dated August 28, 2012 addressed to the Pynursla Police Station, Office-in-Charge citing reasons that mistake of facts, misunderstanding and communication gap has earlier compelled him to file the FIR.
However, War said that the withdrawal of the FIR will have no impact on the departmental proceeding against the slain employee who is now getting subsistence allowance from the bank as per rule.
The police had earlier filed a case of misappropriation of fund against him.