Nagpur, Nov. 5 -- A multi-crore savings scam has rocked the Postal Department in the district with two postmasters being booked for allegedly siphoning off funds deposited by farmers and ordinary citizens under various postal savings schemes, police said today.
Two separate cases have been registered against postmasters, Sindhu Vijay Balbudhe and Vinod Thakre (40), a resident of Shembekar Layout, Saoner, for large-scale embezzlement of public money.
The complaints were lodged by Mala Balwant Ingole (52), a resident of Sindi Umri, and Balaji Pandurang Shetwad (34), Sub-Divisional Inspector, Postal Department, residing at Ghogali, Nagpur.
In the first case, postmaster Vinod Thakre allegedly cheated dozens of villagers, including complainan...