Tripura: Rickshaw Driver Loses ₹4.65 Lakh to Fake Bank Employee

AGARTALA: A rickshaw driver was tricked out of ₹4.65 lakh by a woman pretending to be a bank employee in Teliamura. The incident happened on Tuesday near the State Bank of India (SBI) branch, which is close to the local police station.

The victim Shankar Majumdar is a rickshaw puller hailing from Maharanipur Kapalitila. He had deposited his money in the bank to form a fixed deposit. But when he approached the bank to withdraw the savings, to his dismay he found that his account had a balance of merely ₹9,000.

Shankar was in disbelief and said, “My eyes were about to pop out in disbelief. This was my life’s savings.” Reports say that the woman, who is the wife of a local hotel owner, gained Shankar's trust by pretending to be an SBI employee. She persuaded him to hand over his savings, saying she would get him to open a fixed deposit.

Shankar, after realizing he had been duped, was assisted by locals to lodge a complaint with the Teliamura police. The officials promptly reached the spot, and in questioning, the woman allegedly confessed to the offense. However, she did not speak to reporters and covered her face with a mask.

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