Field officer of security firm booked for pocketing guards’ salaries
Pune : NpNews24 Online – Pune Crime | The field officer of M/s Isha Protectional Security Pvt Ltd has been finally booked for siphoning off half of the salaries of security guards deployed by the company at the Shimla Office, India Meteorological Department (IMD) premises. (Pune Crime)
The accused has been identified as Rajendra Tanaji Katkar, a resident of Yerwada. Vishal Khilare (34) of Mulshi lodged a complaint at the Khadki police station in this regard. The incident took place between November 1, 2021 and February 1, 2022 at the M/s Isha Protectional Security Pvt Ltd’s office in Khadki Bazaar.
According to the police, M/s Isha Protectional Security Pvt Ltd has been contracted by the IMD to provide security services on its premises. Katkar is the field officer of the company. He deployed some guards at the IMD. He opened a bank account in the name of the complainant and others at Vaisya Bank’s Kothrud branch. Katkar was carrying the ATM card of this bank account. He used the card by linking it to a mobile number of these guards. Each guard used to get Rs 20,000 per month. The IMD used to deposit their salaries in the said account.
Katakar used to withdraw money from their account after their salaries were deposited. He used to give only Rs 13,000-14,000 to each guard and used to pocket the remaining amount. When Khilare came to know about this, he complained to the IMD. Initially, they ignored his complaint. However, they later asked him to approach the Labour Commissioner. Khilare submitted several petitions to the Labour Commissioner. However, nothing was done. They asked him to approach the police. Finally, Khilare lodged a police complaint. An offence was registered after four months.
API Kadam is investigating the case.
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