KOCHI: Giving a new turn to the fund misappropriation case at Kaloor post office, the Ernakulam North police arrested the accused M T Sreemathi, 60, from her residence at Eroor here on Thursday. She was produced before the Ernakulam Additional Sessions Court (Economic offenses) and remanded in judicial custody.Sreemathi, who was a sorting assistant at Kaloor post office, was arrested after her anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate Court. Two weeks ago, the Postal Department had filed a criminal case against her in connection with a fund embezzlement to the tune of about Rs 40 lakh. Sections 406 (Punishment for criminal breach of trust), 409 (Criminal breach of trust by public servant) and 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), were charged against her, the police said. ‘Express’ had earlier reported about the fund misappropriation at Kaloor post office. Sreemathi was in charge of handling the savings bank and the recurring deposit accounts and allegedly misappropriated funds from about 500 postal agents between 2006 and 2010. “We are inquiring about the fraud. We still have to get the details of the amounts paid by one or two postal agents. She had siphoned off about `40 lakh,” said senior postal superintendent P Jayadevan. He also assured that the Postal Department would take all possible measures to return the money invested by the depositors. “We will approach the District Collector and sub registrar of Tripunithura to attach her properties,” said Jayadevan.
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