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Chennai: A 40-year-old man who worked as a cash deposit staff of a cash management services (CMS) provider was arrested on charges of swindling 1.5 crore over a period of time. Investigations revealed that he gained entry into the strong room using a fake key.
The man, identified as Prabhu, a resident of Raja Annamalaipuram, has been arrested. The issue came to light during an internal audit when officials discovered that cash was missing from the chest in the strong room. CCTV camera footage showed Prabhu sneaking into the strong room during odd hours and leaving with a bag on multiple occasions.
The staff informed the CMS management on Sept 18. When Prabhu visited the office the next day, he was taken to a separate room and questioned. Prabhu initially denied the charges but admitted to the theft after the staff showed him CCTV footage.
Following this, a police complaint was lodged, and Prabhu was detained. Police noticed injuries on Prabhu, and inquiries revealed that some of his colleagues had assaulted him. Prabhu was admitted to a govt hospital for treatment.
Some of his colleagues — Gopinath, 48; Srinivasan, 40; Ganesh Kumar, 50; Sathyaraj, 38; Sathyamurthy, 45; Dhanaraj, 45; Velu, 44; and Karthigaikumar, 42 — were detained for attacking Prabhu and later let off. Police registered a case and arrested Prabhu for stealing cash. Further investigation revealed that Prabhu stole the cash using a fake key of the strong room and purchased gold jewellery with it.
The police team recovered 35 lakh cash from his house. The team also confiscated 85 lakh cash and 60 sovereigns of gold jewellery from his bank locker. Prabhu was remanded in judicial custody after being produced before a magistrate court in the city.
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