Ahmedabad: A few suspicious transactions prompted a construction company from Ahmedabad to examine five years of bank statements. The review allegedly uncovered unauthorised transfers amounting to lakhs. A former accounts employee had allegedly siphoned off Rs 84 lakh by adding bank details of her relatives, including her son, to the company’s payment lists.The company’s 66-year-old owner lodged a complaint with Bodakdev police on Friday.The company undertakes govt and private construction and road-building projects across India. According to the complaint, its accounts department prepared lists of payments due to vendors, contractors, and employees. These lists were submitted to the management for approval before the money was transferred through banking channels.The complainant alleged that the former employee, a resident of Ghatlodia, manipulated these lists by inserting bank account details of relatives and other individuals without the management’s knowledge. Money earmarked for legitimate payments was consequently transferred to accounts that had no apparent connection with the intended recipients, the complaint stated.Police were told that the transactions took place between 2019 and Jan 2026. After discrepancies surfaced in a few transactions, the management initiated a detailed internal audit of the company’s bank statements.The company owner alleged that the payment details were inserted dishonestly to secure wrongful financial gain, causing the firm a substantial loss.The employee allegedly stopped reporting for work after the discrepancies were detected. The company owner subsequently approached Bodakdev police, seeking criminal action against the former employee and any others found to have participated in or benefited from the transactions.
