₹71.41 lakh ATM fraud: Bank of Baroda assistant manager booked in Karnataka’s Bantwal
Mangaluru: The Uppinangady police have registered a case against an assistant manager of a Bank of Baroda branch in Perne village of Bantwal taluk for allegedly misappropriating ₹71.41 lakh by manipulating ATM cash deposits.
The accused has been identified as Subrahmanyam (30), a resident of Pulugujju, who was working as an assistant manager at the Bank of Baroda branch in Perne and was in charge of ATM supervision from September 4, 2023, to December 19, 2025.
According to the police, investigations revealed that between February 6, 2024, and December 16, 2025, Subrahmanyam allegedly failed to deposit the full cash amounts meant for the ATM and instead deposited lesser sums. Through this method, he is accused of misappropriating ₹70.86 lakh.
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During a safe locker inspection conducted on December 19, 2025, it also came to light that 4.400 grams of gold worth ₹55,000 had been stolen. The total loss to the bank has been estimated at ₹71.41 lakh.
Soon after the financial irregularities came to light, the accused reportedly left the branch without informing anyone. Based on a complaint filed by CVS Chandrashekhar (50), Regional Manager of Bank of Baroda, Jeppu, Mangaluru, the Uppinangady police registered a case under Sections 314, 316(5) and 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Police said further investigation is underway
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Assault of DCC Bank workers’ union head in Athani: FIR against Cong MLA Laxman Savadi, son Chidanand
Belagavi: Athani Police have registered an FIR against eight people, including Congress legislator Laxman Savadi and his son Chidananda Savadi, under charge of having assaulted Ningappa Karennavar, President of the Belagavi District Central Cooperative (BDCC) Bank Workers’ Union.
An injured Karennavar, reportedly filed a complaint with Athani Police while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Belagavi. He has stated that the accused had called him to their house and verbally and physically abused him. He has added that Savadi slapped him on the face and his son Chidananda hit him on the waist. As he fell down due to the force of the assault, seven to eight more people attacked him.
The union leader has told the police that he was also threatened by the accused on the occasion.
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An FIR has been registered by Athani Police under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Act Sections 189(2), 191(2), 115(2), 351(2), 352 and 190.
The officers are investigating the incident.
