Overview
- The registered mobile number linked to the dormant State Bank of India account was changed on October 28, according to the bank’s complaint.
- About Rs 55 lakh was first moved from Banerjee’s Kalighat-branch account into the dormant account and Rs 56,39,767 was then siphoned via unauthorised online transactions.
- Investigators say the funds were dispersed to multiple beneficiary accounts, used for jewellery purchases, and withdrawn in cash at ATMs.
- Kolkata Police’s cybercrime unit has opened a case, and SBI says it will hand over KYC files and transaction logs while checking for any procedural lapses.
- The account dates to his 2001–2006 stint as an MLA, and party colleagues say he is hopeful of recovery even as he has not spoken publicly.