New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation into the case of coins worth Rs 11 crore going missing from the vaults of the SBI branch in Mehandipur Balaji in Rajasthan.
State Bank of India (SBI) had approached the Rajasthan High Court seeking a CBI probe into the matter as the missing amount was higher than Rs 3 crore, the threshold for seeking a probe by the agency.
Based on the directions of the court, the CBI has taken over the FIR earlier registered by the Rajasthan Police.
The matter came to light after the SBI branch decided to carry out counting of money after a preliminary enquiry indicated discrepancy in the cash reserve at the bank.
Meanwhile, the SBI, which is in the eye of a storm due to the Rs 22,000 crore ABG Shipyard scam, has reportedly refused to share the names of the officials and the action, if any, taken against these officers, who were found to be involved in the scam.
The Sunday Guardian reported it had filed a RTI query with the SBI, seeking details of ‘staff accountability’ that was executed in response to the ABG scam as is required by banks to do in such matters.
In its response the SBI, stated that it cannot share the sought information citing the protection available to it under section Section 8 (1) (e) and (j) of the RTI Act that bars sharing of information unless it is in the larger public interest, it added.
It may be recalled that the CBI was told by the SBI in August 2020 that it does not suspect the involvement of any of its employees in the scam.