The Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating an embezzlement case involving an ATM Teller of the Druk Punjab National Bank Limited.
The ATM Teller is alleged of having siphoned off Nu 10m from the bank’s ATM machines in Thimphu. The bank has nine ATMS in the capital.
The suspect, who was responsible for loading ATMs with cash, is believed to have skimmed the money from the ATMs over the last five years.
The bank became suspicious after it started receiving complaints from the customers about its ATMs not functioning. The bank also noticed the ATMs were running out of cash a lot faster.
This promoted the bank to carry out a physical check of its ATMs and that’s when it learned about the embezzlement.
The suspect was suspended from work on May 13. The bank management says the loading of the ATMs has to be done by a minimum of two Tellers.
