Ludhiana, March 31 -- A case of alleged large-scale bank fraud has come to light in Khanna, where over Rs.53 lakh was reportedly withdrawn from the account of a deceased government employee through unauthorised transactions. The Cyber Crime police station of Khanna registered an FIR and initiated an investigation.

The complaint was lodged by Pritpal Singh, a resident of Krishna Nagar, Khanna, who alleged that Rs.53.74 lakh was fraudulently withdrawn from his late father's bank account at a private bank branch in the city.

According to the complaint, the account belonged to his father Iqbal Singh, a retired sub-divisional officer of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, who died on November 7, 2024. The family approached the bank on Ma...