Postal Assistant booked in UP's Sambhal over suspicious Rs 4.5 crore transactions

A postal assistant in Sambhal has been charged with unauthorised transactions worth Rs 4.5 crore after an inquiry initiated by the Finance Ministry found suspicious transactions in his bank accounts.

Police have registered a case against a postal assistant posted at the Bahjoi post office in Sambhal after suspicious transactions worth around Rs 4.5 crore were allegedly detected in his bank accounts, officials said on Sunday.

Bahjoi police station in-charge Rajeev Kumar Malik said information regarding the alleged unauthorised transactions was received from the Finance Ministry, following which an inquiry was initiated.

According to police, the accused, identified as Deepak Kumar, is employed as a postal assistant in the Bahjoi postal department area.

During the investigation, Kumar allegedly failed to provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the source of the funds involved in the transactions, police said.

Malik said a case has been registered against Kumar under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and further investigation is underway.