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Ahmedabad jeweller carries off bank's CPU

AHMEDABAD: A jeweller was so unhappy with his bank as he was not being provided netbanking services that he stole a CPU from its Makarba branch on Wednesday.

The branch manager approached Anandnanagr police on Wednesday and registered a complaint of theft against the jeweller, who has an office in the Prahladnagar area.



In his FIR with Anandnagar police, Vineet Gurdutta, 33, the Makarba branch manager of Bank of Baroda , said that the accused, Sujay Shah , who has a business named SP Jewellers , had come to the bank on Wednesday afternoon and began shouting at staffers.

When Gurdutta came out of his office and tried to talk with him, Shah told him that he had few days ago sent an email to the bank seeking netbanking service but had still not got it, states the FIR.

Shah also told Gurdutta that he did not get any response from the bank. To this Gurdutta told Shah that his netbanking had been activated earlier.

This made Shah furious and he began shouting and threatening them, saying that if he was not provided netbanking services in 15 minutes, he would take away one of the bank’s CPUs, states the FIR.

Gurdutta told him he had spoke to the bank’s IT personnel and assured him that his netbanking would be activated soon. When Gurdutta was still trying to sort out his issue with his IT personnel, Shah began removing a CPU from the bank.

Two bank staffers, Ruchi Patel and Rahul Kumar, tried to persuade him not to take the CPU, but Shah did not listen to them. The CPU contains important details of bank customers.

Gurdutta informed his regional manager about the incident. On Wednesday afternoon, Shah came back with the CPU, put it in the bank and went away.

Inspector S J Baloch of Anandnagar police said that Shah underwent Covid-19 test according to existing legal procedure and his arrest depends upon its outcome.

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