Jaishankar, the accused, was working as a cashier at the office. Police said that for the past six months the official had been depositing only a part of the money paid by the consumers to the bank. The cashiers need to deposit the money collected to the banks on a daily basis. However Jaishankar would deposit only a part of the money to the banks.
The official has been absconding from three days. Senior Bescom officials have undertaken an inquiry into the incident. A case has been registered by the police.
(Published 19 October 2009, 16:59 IST)