Pathanamthitta, May 17 :The main accused in the Canara Bank fraud case here
was taken into custody from Bengaluru, police sources said Today.
Vijeesh Varghese, who looted the bank of Rs 8.13 crore, was nabbed in the presence
of his wife and two children.
The accused along with the family had reached Ernakulam from here by road on
February 11 and left for Bengaluru after abandoning his car.
Vijeesh was in charge of handling fixed deposits and used the system password to
close fixed deposits which were not renewed and transfer the amount to the accounts
of his wife and relatives.
When the fraud came to light, Vijeesh managed to leave his place, sources said.
He used a major share of the swindled money for playing online rummy and depositing
in the stock market.(UNI)