GORAKHPUR, Feb. 15 -- A group of police personnel in Gorakhpur defaulted on loan payments taken from the State Bank of India (SBI) and remained untraceable for over two years. The issue came to light on Friday when SBI officials approached senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gaurav Grover, seeking assistance in recovering the dues.

According to reports, 14 police personnel had taken loans ranging between Rs.10 lakh and Rs.14 lakh each from SBI while their salary accounts were maintained with the bank. Initially, the loan installments were deducted directly from their salaries. However, in 2023, the police department shifted its salary accounts to Bank of Baroda, disrupting the installment deductions.

Following this transition, multipl...