Employee forges firm's travel bills, steals 1.2cr
Mumbai: Cuffe Parade police arrested an oil company's senior employee for allegedly embezzling Rs 1.2 crore in two years by conniving with tour operators, forging travel bills, misusing corporate credit cards, and generating fake invoices and duplicate bills.
They are looking for six others, including staffers and two tour operators.
The arrested employee, Pranali Prashant Jadhav (34), handled the company's travel desk. From Aug 2022-Sept 2024, she allegedly colluded with two owners of travel company Arthak Tours.
The fraud came to light recently after two travel bills raised suspicion owing to duplication. An internal audit nailed Jadhav, said a police official. "Bills were altered and resubmitted as new claims. Expenses for unrelated employees were falsely claimed, rewards and credit points from the company's credit cards were used for personal bookings, and fake bills were generated to seek reimbursement." The company's credit cards were also allegedly used to send Rs 35.6 lakh to Jadhav's e-wallet and another Rs 38.4 lakh was stolen via payment links generated by Arthak Tours.
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