ThePrint ThePrintPod: How Rajasthan bank employee ‘duped’ 41 villagers of Rs 4.5 cr over 3 yrs, to fuel ‘stock trading addiction’
Jun 6, 2025
A young law student walks out of prison, reflecting on her lessons learned from a controversial Instagram post. Meanwhile, a gripping tale unfolds about a bank employee who deceived elderly villagers to embezzle a staggering Rs 4.5 crore, driven by an obsession with stock trading. The podcast explores the intricacies of manipulation and the crack in the financial system that allowed such deceit to thrive. Insightful interviews shed light on the impact of these events on the community and justice.
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Villagers duped by bank manager
- Sakshi Gupta, a 26-year-old ICICI Bank employee, duped 41 villagers of Rs 4.5 crore over three years.
- She manipulated elderly villagers to authorize changes in registered mobile numbers to control their accounts secretly.
Exploiting trust and banking knowledge
- Gupta exploited trust and her banking knowledge to siphon fixed deposit money undetected.
- Changing mobile numbers prevented OTP alerts, keeping victims unaware of withdrawals.
Addiction fuels fraud continuation
- Gupta's addiction to stock trading drove repeated losses and escalating theft.
- She continued withdrawing funds hoping to recoup losses and get rich quickly.