LUCKNOW, Nov. 4 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Punjab National Bank (PNB) office assistant and a private person in connection with an alleged Rs.10.24-crore fraud at the bank's Sector Pi-1 branch in Greater Noida, where money was allegedly siphoned off from multiple customer accounts through unauthorised debit transactions.

The arrests, made on Tuesday, mark a significant development in a case that came to light after a customer flagged suspicious transactions in her account. The CBI registered the case on October 29 following a complaint alleging that the bank employee had diverted customers' money in connivance with the private accused and other unidentified persons, the agency said in a press note.

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