06 March, 2009 - An employee of Bank of Bhutan in Thimphu was suspended from February 20, after she was caught forging documents to withdraw cash from three different accounts.
According to the general manager of BoB, Tharpo Dukpa, they detected the false documents after they suspected the employee of misusing the clients’ accounts. The employee had repeatedly withdrawn cash using forged handprints. He said that the three clients, who were illiterate, had intermediate relation with the employee and the transactions were processed by the employee.
“She has withdrawn Nu 500,000 since January, out of which she had deposited only Nu 460,000,” he said. “Though the employee didn’t have bad intentions, it was a serious crime.”
The employee, whenever short of cash, had used their accounts and deposited back on receiving her salary.
“The fault was fraudulence,” said Tharpo Dukpa, adding that such cases were common in most banks.
By Passang Norbu
passa@kuensel.com.bt
