<p> A data entry operator allegedly managed to siphon off Rs 18 lakh from the accounts of the country’s premier investigation agency CBI.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The case came to light after a complaint was filed by pay and accounts officer, who works under the finance ministry and manages accounts of CBI, that a data entry operator hired by them on a contractual basis, had allegedly withdrawn Rs 18 lakh through cheques, CBI sources said.<br /><br />The PAO, who sits in the CBI headquarters, alleged these are initial figures but the amount may be higher as more such withdrawls could come to light, they said.<br /><br />Based on a complaint, the agency arrested Prashant Kumar Jha, a resident of Uttam Nagar, under the Indian Penal Code sections relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery among others and relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act.<br /><br />He was produced before a special CBI court here on Saturday which sent them to 10-day agency custody. In its complaint, the PAO alleged Jha, after hacking into accounts, got two cheques — one for Rs 9.39 lakh issued in his name and another of Rs 8.68 lakh in another person’s name — encashed from banks in Uttam Nagar.<br /><br />The officer alleged that there is a possibility that Jha could have got more cheques encashed. The PAO alleged Jha was hired on contractual basis through a placement agency in the national capital. <br /><br />The complainant alleged the fraud was detected in the accounts of CBI related to fiscal 2011-12 and 2012-13.</p>
<p> A data entry operator allegedly managed to siphon off Rs 18 lakh from the accounts of the country’s premier investigation agency CBI.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The case came to light after a complaint was filed by pay and accounts officer, who works under the finance ministry and manages accounts of CBI, that a data entry operator hired by them on a contractual basis, had allegedly withdrawn Rs 18 lakh through cheques, CBI sources said.<br /><br />The PAO, who sits in the CBI headquarters, alleged these are initial figures but the amount may be higher as more such withdrawls could come to light, they said.<br /><br />Based on a complaint, the agency arrested Prashant Kumar Jha, a resident of Uttam Nagar, under the Indian Penal Code sections relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery among others and relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act.<br /><br />He was produced before a special CBI court here on Saturday which sent them to 10-day agency custody. In its complaint, the PAO alleged Jha, after hacking into accounts, got two cheques — one for Rs 9.39 lakh issued in his name and another of Rs 8.68 lakh in another person’s name — encashed from banks in Uttam Nagar.<br /><br />The officer alleged that there is a possibility that Jha could have got more cheques encashed. The PAO alleged Jha was hired on contractual basis through a placement agency in the national capital. <br /><br />The complainant alleged the fraud was detected in the accounts of CBI related to fiscal 2011-12 and 2012-13.</p>