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Kanpur widow alleges SBI staff stole Rs 50 lakh jewellery from locker
A Kanpur widow has accused SBI staff of stealing jewellery worth about Rs 50 lakh from her bank locker. The complaint was filed by Rashmi Arora, who said she was allotted locker…
The Story in Brief
A Kanpur widow has accused SBI staff of stealing jewellery worth about Rs 50 lakh from her bank locker. The complaint was filed by Rashmi Arora, who said she was allotted locker number 23 in 2003 at the then State Bank of Travancore branch. After her husband died, she moved to Lucknow and did not operate the locker for years.
When she visited the Swaroop Nagar branch four months ago, officials initially denied her locker's existence, according to her FIR. They confirmed it on July 21 only after she produced documents showing deduction of locker charges. When she returned with the key on July 27, the locker was empty. Police have registered an FIR against the branch manager and unidentified staff. They are examining bank records and CCTV footage.
The Indian Opinion
The Kanpur locker theft stirs old fears about bank safety. Some narratives blame only the merger chaos or the widow's long absence. But the key fact is that locker charges kept being deducted even after the merger, the bank cannot claim ignorance. The real test will be whether SBI can show a clear audit trail of every person who accessed locker number 23 since July 21.
Sources (3): deccanherald.com, indiatoday.in, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
