Bengaluru: A techie from Bengaluru was caught misusing company’s credit card and withdrew Rs 27 lakh for personal use. He later failed to repay the money used by him. Not only that, the accused also tried to intimidate the senior management of the company by sending obscene content.
The matter came to light after the company filed a police complaint against the accused employee. As per the police complaint by the company, the accused was provided a credit card with up to Rs 2 lakh limit for official purpose only. The incident dates back to January 2024.
Financial audit reveals fraud
Over a period of time, the company’s routine financial audit revealed spending far beyond the prescribed limit by the company. The company audit further revealed the total transactions Rs 27,01,139 recorded between October 2023 and January 2024 without management’s approval.
The unusually high expenditure alerted the management and flagged discrepancies in the usage of the company issued card. Following the incident, the company questioned the employee seeking clarification over the suspicious expenses.
No repayment of amount
As the company insisted the employee repay the spent amount, the accused reportedly claimed he was blackmailed by unknown persons based in China and Pakistan and made to pay them money. But promised to pay the company Rs 10 lakh back in three instalments. The company said it tried to resolve the matter internally and repeatedly asked the staff to pay the money back but in vain.
Obscene messages, suicide threats
According to the company’s complaint, the matter escalated on February 9, 2024 when the accused allegedly shared obscene images with his manager. He also threatened the company to inflict self harm raising concern within the management. It was then the company management approached the police and filed a complaint. Following the complain, an FIR was registered at Varthur Police Station and a probe was initiated into the alleged wrongdoing by the company staff.
(Curated by: Faiza Nazar)