The
Hindu: Mumbai: Wednesday, September 04, 2019.
The
CBD Belapur police have booked the manager of a State Bank of India (SBI)
branch under the Information Technology Act for giving out an employee’s bank
account details to his wife, who used it against him in a divorce case.
Ashish
Mishra (40), a resident of Kamothe, had got married in 2010, and his wife would
often accompany him to official functions, where she became friendly with many
of his colleagues. In 2016, she filed for a divorce.
According
to the complaint registered by Mr. Mishra, his wife, in every hearing,
mentioned that he had a lot of money in his overdraft account. “The complainant
got suspicious as his wife was able to access the bank balance despite it being
a personal account and filed an RTI,” an officer from Belapur police station
said. The bank initially did not reveal details, saying the procedure was vast,
but a complaint filed at its main branch in Nariman Point revealed the name of
bank manager Nidhi Rai.
A
case was registered against her under Section 72A of the IT Act. “The manager
should not reveal any customer’s bank details to a third person. If we find
enough evidence against Ms. Rai, she will be arrested,” police inspector Sanjay
Chavan said.