Bilaspur, February 26 The Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offence Wing (ACB/EOW) of Chhattisgarh arrested a suspended official of the State Bank of India on Thursday for allegedly embezzling over Rs 2 crore.
Tejvath Theerapathamma, who was working as a cashier at the bank's Bilha branch in Bilaspur district, was suspended last June, the ACB/EOW said in a statement.
A case was registered following a complaint by the branch manager accusing Theerapathamma of misusing her official position and fraudulently manipulating accounts, resulting in a loss of Rs 2,06,37,600 to the bank, the investigating agency said.
The First Information Report was registered on January 19 against Theerapathamma and others under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
An earlier departmental inquiry had found evidence of financial irregularities by the accused between December 19, 2024 and January 2, 2025, the statement said, adding that the ACB/EOW had collected additional evidence in the case.
The agency had been searching for Theerapathamma for the last several days. Acting on a tip-off that she visited the bank branch on February 26, officials took her into custody and arrested her. She will be produced before a court in Bilaspur to secure her police remand, the agency added.
