Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- A Mumbai holiday court on Sunday sent New India Cooperative Bank scam accused Hitesh Mehta and Dharmesh Paun to police custody till February 21.

The former General Manager of New India Co-operative Bank Limited, Hitesh Pravinchand Mehta, allegedly withdrew Rs 122 crore from the bank when he was responsible for the Dadar and Goregaon branches.

He allegedly misused his position and committed fraud of Rs 122 crore from the accounts of both branches.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had summoned Hitesh Pravinchand Mehta, the former General Manager of New India Co-operative Bank Limited on Saturday, the Mumbai Police had confirmed.

The fraud, which allegedly took place between 2020 and 2025, was detected when discrepanci...