Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. The bank employee accused of embezzling the farmers’ money forcibly implicated his mother-in-law and father-in-law as well. In this case, the civil court had passed an order against the elderly couple. The High Court’s division bench has stayed the order. The case was heard in the DB of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice BD Guru.
Khushboo Sharma was posted as bank clerk cum computer operator in District Sahakari Kendra Maryadit Bank, Branch Mandi Chowk, Bilaspur. Earlier she was posted as cashier. She embezzled Rs 80 lakh from the bank. The bank’s branch manager Hitesh Saluja filed a written complaint on 09-12-2022, on the basis of which an FIR was registered. The main culprit Khushboo Sharma was arrested by the police. She said in her statement that her father-in-law and mother-in-law had forced her to do so.
The woman bank employee also implicated her father-in-law Janki Prasad Sharma and mother-in-law, who live in a separate house, in this scam. While they had nothing to do with this matter. In this case, the civil court also passed an order against Janki Prasad Sharma. Against which Janki Prasad filed a criminal petition in the High Court. The court has stayed the lower court’s order issued against the petitioner, and has also asked to issue a notice to the bank manager making him a party.