Goa, May 27 -- In a major breach of financial protocol, the prime accused in the Rs.5 crore fraud case involving Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds managed to change the registered mobile number linked to official SSA bank accounts-facilitating the diversion of funds to private accounts.

According to investigative sources, the suspect walked into a nationalised bank and successfully replaced the mobile number tied to SSA's official accounts. This critical lapse-or possible collusion-by bank staff allowed a series of high-value fraudulent transactions to go unnoticed until it was too late.

The fraud came to light when a private bank, detecting suspicious activity, alerted SSA authorities. CCTV footage captured the suspect at the bank, b...