Tripura Police have arrested Abhishek Sarkar, assistant branch manager of HDFC Bank’s Udaipur branch, on charges of embezzling money from multiple depositors’ accounts. The arrest follows four fraud-related FIRs filed at RK Pur police station.
SDPO Udaipur Nirman Das confirmed the arrest, stating, “We received multiple complaints of unauthorized transactions, and Abhishek Sarkar has been consistently named as the main accused.” Sarkar was apprehended from Badharghat just before he allegedly planned to flee the state.
Further developments revealed the alleged involvement of police constable Jayanta Saha, who has been removed from duty. Sources suggest Saha had close ties with Sarkar, and that Saha’s wife, Priyanka Paul, was a business partner of the accused in a jointly-owned medical store in Udaipur.
Despite these allegations, Sarkar denied all wrongdoing. “I had no authority to conduct transactions from customer accounts. I’m surprised to be implicated,” he said. While he confirmed his partnership with Paul, he refrained from discussing other connections.
SDPO Das declined to comment on the constable’s role, citing ongoing investigations.
