If you also have a deposit account in the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) of the Post Office, then there is very important news for you.
Lakhs of rupees deposited under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and Savings Account have gone missing from the post office of Uttar Pradesh (UP). This case is of a post office in Baraut area of Baghpat district of UP.
The post office has suspended the acting postmaster found guilty in the departmental inquiry. Along with this, preparations have also been made to file a report against him. Dozens of villagers had deposited about Rs 18.50 lakh in the post office of this village. This includes money from Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, Savings Account and RD.
Account holders upset
According to media reports, Devendra, the acting postmaster posted in the post office, stole this amount. Therefore, neither the entire department nor the account holders got it. As soon as this matter came to light, the account holders got upset. He immediately complained about it. The departmental inquiry started as soon as the complaint was received. The acting postmaster has been suspended after being found guilty in the investigation.
Millions of rupees were embezzled like this
As soon as someone went to deposit money with the acting postmaster, he would have taken money from them, but did not enter it. Along with this, he also used to enter the passbook of the account holders by hand. He used to keep those deposited money with him. In this way, he cleared his hands on 18 lakh 50 thousand rupees.
Account holders felt that their hard earned money was being deposited in the post office. When some villagers went to get entry in the passbook, they talked about getting it done through computer. The amount deposited by him on entering from the computer was nothing. After this he made an entry in the Head Post Office Baraut, there was no money in his account. Then this matter came to the fore.
