Agartala, September 13, 2025: Tripura police have arrested a UCO Bank cashier on charges of siphoning off Rs 16 crore from the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) account through forged cheques. The accused has been identified as Ramayani Shrimayi, a resident of Nagaon in Assam.

According to officials, Shrimayi was taken into custody on Friday night after the bank lodged a complaint with West Agartala police on September 5. Investigators revealed that six cloned cheques were used between August 5 and September 2 to illegally withdraw the funds.

“So far, around Rs 7 crore has been traced and recovered through online transaction trails,” confirmed Sadar SDPO DP Roy.

Taking cognizance of the case, West Tripura SP Namit Pathak has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by Additional SP Dhruv Nath, to dig deeper into the fraud. Shrimayi was scheduled to be produced before a local court on Saturday.

Police further informed that efforts are underway to trace the remaining amount and determine whether other individuals were involved in the scam.