Saragur, Nov. 26 -- Authorities seek CBI probe; Seven PO staff facing fraud charges suspended; Depositors call off protest after two days

A major scam worth several crores of rupees, involving the Saragur Post Office (PO) staff has come to light and the Department of Posts has written to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct the probe.

District Assistant Superintendent of Posts Chetan informed about the case being entrusted to CBI, after the depositors at Saragur Post Office, staged a protest for two days, starting from Monday, accusing the Post Office staff and their officers, of allegedly siphoning off the deposit amount worth crores of rupees.

Ironically, the scamsters didn't spare even their own retired colleague's depos...