Overview
- Customers discovered large shortfalls in savings and fixed deposits this week after visiting the PNB Sector Pi‑1 (Aichhar) branch to withdraw or check balances.
- Noida police registered a combined FIR and opened a criminal probe while PNB suspended implicated branch staff and started an internal vigilance inquiry.
- PNB has settled three claims totalling ₹43 lakh and says it will honour genuine claims as it reconciles records and freezes suspected beneficiary accounts.
- Reported totals differ widely with media citing about ₹35 crore while police and bank reconciling work point to a lower confirmed figure dating back to 2023.
- Many affected customers are farmers who had deposited land‑compensation funds, raising pressure for rapid restitution and increasing the likelihood of EOW or CBI involvement as transfers cross states.