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Muzaffarpur PNB Fraud: ED Takes Action After 1.29 Crore Defrauded From Account Holders
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News18•10-10-2026, 01:00
Muzaffarpur PNB Fraud: ED Takes Action After 1.29 Crore Defrauded From Account Holders
- •A major fraud of Rs 1.29 crore from Punjab National Bank account holders has come to light in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
- •The ED has filed a prosecution complaint against six accused in the special PMLA court in Patna.
- •The accused withdrew money by swapping mobile SIM cards with the help of a bank officer to block transaction alerts.
- •The ED has frozen Rs 83 lakh found across four bank accounts linked to the proceeds of crime.
- •In a separate case in Gaya, the ED has acted against former SBI field officer Priti Singh for a Rs 7.96 crore fraud involving fake overdraft accounts.
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The Enforcement Directorate filed a prosecution complaint against six accused individuals in a special PMLA court in Patna and successfully froze ₹83 lakh found across four bank accounts.
The accused withdrew money from the victims' bank accounts with the assistance of PNB officer Nitesh Kumar Singh by swapping mobile SIM cards to prevent account holders from receiving transaction alerts.
The ED filed a prosecution complaint against Priti Singh, the former field officer at the SBI Manpur branch in Gaya, for allegedly defrauding the bank of ₹7.96 crore by opening 68 overdraft accounts using fake documents.
