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In the scam of crores of rupees in Co-operative Bank, the Auditor (CA) kept misleading by sending wrong reports for nine years. In the special audit, the amount embezzled increased from Rs 25 crore to Rs 102 crore. Two auditor brothers were sent to jail for hiding facts and sending wrong reports. When the balance sheet was examined in the special audit report, embezzlement of Rs 102 crore was revealed from 2016 to 2023.
On October 16, auditor Durgesh Aggarwal and his brother Rishi Aggarwal, resident of 51 New Raja Mandi, near Canara Bank, Police Station Loha Mandi, Agra, were arrested. The audit report was signed by Durgesh Aggarwal. He did not mention any fact of embezzlement in the audit. Akhilesh Chaturvedi, the main accused in the scam, had informed the police during interrogation that he had given Rs 70 lakh to the auditor to hide the scam.
For nine years, formal audit reports continued to be given to the bank headquarters. Investigative Crime Inspector Bhola Prasad Rastogi said that this is the first case in the state in which a CA has been sent to jail. AR Co-operative Kamlesh Verma said that after investigation, two accused officers have been suspended. At the same time, investigation has revealed that the amount of the scam has reached Rs. 2 crores.
