Mumbai: New India Cooperative Bank GM Confesses To ₹122 Crore Fraud Before RBI Officials
According to sources, Mehta admitted to withdrawing money from the bank since the COVID-19 period and distributing it among his close associates and friends.
GM Hitesh Mehta in the right corner |
Mumbai: In a major development in the ₹122 crore embezzlement case at New India Cooperative Bank, sources have revealed that the bank's General Manager and Head of Accounts, Hitesh Mehta, has confessed to the fraud before Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials.
According to sources, Mehta admitted to withdrawing money from the bank since the COVID-19 period and distributing it among his close associates and friends.
Following this confession, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) took Mehta into custody for further investigation.
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