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Police on Thursday arrested a bank clerk in Odisha's Ganjam district for allegedly misappropriating around Rs 70 lakh customer accounts, officials said.

The accused, posted at a bank branch in Digapahandi, allegedly siphoned off funds from customers' accounts to other suspicious accounts without the knowledge of account holders during the last five to six months, police added.

Police registered a case against the accused at Digapahandi police station after the bank branch manager lodged an FIR on Wednesday.

The misappropriation came to the notice of the branch manager following an internal audit of the bank.

Several customers...