Overview
- Account holders gathered at the Sector Pi-1 branch and reported on Wednesday that savings and fixed deposit balances showed unauthorized closures or transfers, leaving many unable to access their money.
- PNB suspended five employees, including the branch manager, and opened an internal anti‑corruption inquiry while Noida police have recorded at least 16 complaints under the oversight of the Greater Noida ACP.
- Customers allege bank staff prematurely closed fixed deposits, altered FD numbers, and transferred funds into other accounts without their consent.
- The bank has pledged to try to recover customers' money but has not provided a verified total of affected accounts or the full amount reportedly missing.
- Separately reported but unrelated, the NIA arrested two suspects in a Saharanpur case after counterfeit notes worth about Rs 17.29 crore were recovered from a PNB currency chest.