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EOW files 2,000-page chargesheet in Rs 1.65 crore IOB embezzlement case
RAIPUR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed a 2,000-page chargesheet in the Special Court (Anti-Corruption) Raipur in connection with the embezzlement case at the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Rajim branch.
The chargesheet, submitted on June 27, 2025, alleges that between December 2022 and February 2023, the accused conspired to fraudulently withdraw Rs 1,65,44,000. This was reportedly done by creating forged computer system-based frozen sole loan files in the names of 17 account holders at the Rajim branch in Gariaband district. The alleged fraud occurred without the account holders' presence, submission of forms, or their consent, leading to a significant financial loss for the bank.
Those named as accused in the chargesheet include the then branch manager Sunil Kumar, then assistant branch manager Ankita Panigrahi, and then clerks Yogesh Patel and Khem Lal Kanwar.
