Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch arrested the accountant of a company for defrauding the firm of Rs 2.63 crore.

The accused was identified as Saroj Kumar Mohanty of Kaliabora village in Jagatsinghpur district.

The agency had registered a case against him on the basis of a written complaint filed by Biswajit Bhuyan, MD of M/s Sealcoat Structural Works Pvt. Ltd.

Investigation revealed that Mohanty defrauded the firm by making/ using forged documents like request letter to bank, putting false signature on the bank instruments and by making illegal transactions in respect of the company's money.

The company usually issued cheques accompanied by a signed RTGS form for payment to the parties....