Overview

• Police identified inmate Ramjit Yadav as the prime accused in transfers from the jail’s bank account that began after he left on bail with a chequebook on May 20, 2024.
• Investigators say Yadav posed as a jail contractor and used forged signatures of the superintendent to move funds into his own account.
• The inquiry named accomplices as inmate Shiv Shankar alias Gorakh, senior assistant Musheer Ahmad, and jail watchman Awdhesh Kumar Pandey.
• The scheme surfaced on September 22, 2025, when superintendent Aditya Kumar Singh flagged an unexplained Rs 2.6 lakh withdrawal and ordered an account review.
• All four suspects are in custody as the police investigation continues, with recovery of funds and formal charges not detailed in the reporting.