ICICI: Indian woman alleges 'bank manager stole $1.9m from account' - BBC News

Shveta Sharma accuses the bank manager at India's ICICI Bank of pulling an elaborate con.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Shveta SharmaImage caption, Shveta Sharma accuses her bank manager of pulling an elaborate con on herBy Geeta PandeyBBC News, DelhiAn Indian woman has accused a manager at one of the country's largest banks of defrauding her by siphoning off 160m rupees ($1.9m; £1.5m) from her account.

Shveta Sharma says she had transferred money to the ICICI Bank from her US account, expecting it to be invested in fixed deposits.

But she alleges that a bank official created "fake accounts, forged her signature, took out debit cards and cheque books in her name" to withdraw money from her accounts.

"He gave me fake statements, created a fake email ID in my name and manipulated my mobile number in the bank records so I won't get any withdrawal notifications," she told the BBC.

A spokesman for the bank admitted to the BBC that "indeed the fraud had happened" but said that the ICICI "is a bank of repute which holds trillions of rupees in deposits from millions of customers".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68361158

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