Overview
- Koramangala police registered the cases on January 19 after complaints from Axis Bank, naming staff of Hitachi Payment Services.
- The FIRs allege misappropriation of ₹57.96 lakh in one instance and ₹80.49 lakh in another, totaling about ₹1.38 crore.
- Investigators say cash was collected from a currency chest for ATM loading but was not deposited, with small amounts taken across 2024–25 to avoid detection.
- The FIRs name Praveen, Dhanashekhar A, Ramakka, and Harish Kumar in one case, and Harish Kumar, Praveen Kumar, and Varun in the other.
- Police classify the offences as criminal breach of trust and cheating, are reviewing CCTV and call data, and have formed teams to trace the accused as the probe continues.