UCO Financial institution Rs 820cr IMPS rip-off: CBI raids 67 areas throughout 7 cities – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided 67 areas in seven cities of Rajasthan and Maharashtra as a part of it probe in reference to the Rs 820 crore IMPS rip-off linked to UCO Financial institution,
The central company has been probing 8,53,049 IMPS (Fast Fee System) transactions that passed off between November 10 and November 13 final 12 months in UCO Financial institution.
“IMPS inward transactions initiated from round 14,600 account holders of seven non-public banks had been wrongfully posted within the accounts of over 41,000 UCO Checking account holders. This resulted in Rs 820 crore being credited to UCO Financial institution accounts with out precise debiting from the originating banks,” the CBI spokesperson mentioned.
The official mentioned searches in Rajasthan and Maharashtra centered on those that obtained the cash or withdrew it moderately than returning it to the financial institution.
“Earlier in December 2023, searches had been performed at 13 areas involving non-public people and UCO Financial institution officers in Kolkata and Mangalore,” the spokesperson mentioned.
The CBI officers with the assistance of 330 police personnel, together with 120 from Rajasthan, performed the search unfold throughout cities like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Jalore, Barmer and Pune in Maharashtra. The personnel had been divided into 40 groups for the search that additionally had 80 unbiased witnesses.
“Throughout these operations, roughly 130 incriminating paperwork associated to UCO Financial institution and IDFC, in addition to 43 digital units (together with 40 cellphones, 2 onerous disks, and 1 web dongle) had been seized for forensic evaluation.
“Moreover, 30 suspects had been additionally discovered and examined on the spot,” the spokesperson mentioned.

(With PTI inputs)