Kandhamal, March 13 -- The postmaster of Ranapatuli Post Office, Ramcharan Sethi, here has been accused of swindling deposits of people worth over two lakhs. The accused, who was nabbed by the depositors on Tuesday, allegedly took money from them but did not deposit in their accounts.
The matter came to fore after complaints started pouring in from the depositors who realised that not a single penny has been deposited in their accounts in the last few months.
According to sources, the depositors had been handing money to the postmaster since the day they opened their accounts.
However, when he did not turn up at the post office for months, the depositors were left in distress as they were unable to withdraw money from the post office.
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