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 private accused was arrested in Pune, Maharashtra, and the CBI obtained his transit remand from the Special Court for CBI cases there. The agency has not disclosed the identities of the two arrested persons in its press note. The CBI's earlier FIR, however, had named the office assistant, Deepanshi, and a private person, Ashutosh Pathak, among the accused. The alleged irregularities surfaced in September when a customer, who had visited the branch to get her passbook updated, noticed three debit transactions that she said she had not authorised. The matter was brought to the branch management's attention, prompting an internal examination of the transactions and the employee concerned. According to details in the bank's complaint, the employee allegedly told the customer that the transactions were genuine and linked to a proposed property investment. However, the bank could not locate the supporting transaction vouchers, raising suspicions and leading to a wider scrutiny of account activity.htc...