Gurgaon: Two city-based non-governmental organisations have accused a former employee and several associates of siphoning off more than Rs 44 lakh from their bank accounts over nearly four years.The complaints were filed by office-bearers of Vimarsh Prakashan Foundation, a publication house associated with literature and titles on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Vichar Vinimay Nyas Trust, an organisation involved in social and cultural activities.Separate FIRs were registered at Sector 14 police station on Aug 10 against Ankit Gupta, who had worked with both organisations, and others named as his alleged associates.The complaints alleged that Gupta misused signed cheques kept at the organisations’ offices for routine expenses and altered bank records to conceal the alleged transactions. The alleged discrepancies came to light after he stopped coming to work in May this year, and after the organisations obtained bank statements for earlier years, police said.In the first case, Vimarsh Prakashan Foundation director Vikash Kapoor alleged that Gupta, who had been handling banking and expense-related work for the foundation since Feb 2022, siphoned off nearly Rs 20 lakh between June 13, 2022, and April 4, 2026. Manish Verma, Rajesh, Sweta, Jyoti and Vinod Sahi alias Vinod Gupta have also been named as accused.According to the complaint, the foundation kept signed cheques at its office for routine expenses. Gupta allegedly took some of them and filled in his own name or those of people known to him before withdrawing or transferring the money.Kapoor also alleged that Gupta obtained the bank statements in PDF format on his email account and altered them in Excel sheets. Entries relating to the alleged transfers were removed before the statements were shared with the foundation and its chartered accountant, he alleged.Based on the complaint, a case was registered under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using a forged document as genuine), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 379 (theft) of IPC.In the second case, Vichar Vinimay Nyas Trust treasurer Chidambar Sharma alleged that Gupta siphoned off nearly Rs 24.6 lakh between Nov 10, 2022, and Feb 9, 2026. Manish Verma, Rajesh, Sweta, Santosh and Deshraj have been named as his alleged associates.The trust alleged that Gupta was appointed in Feb 2022 to assist with its daily work and was handling bank transactions and other expenses. According to the complaint, cheques meant for specified beneficiaries were signed by authorised signatories, with the beneficiary details provided separately on the trust’s letterhead.Gupta allegedly removed the beneficiary details and replaced them with his own bank account details or those of his acquaintances before getting the money transferred, the complaint alleged.Sharma also alleged that Gupta obtained the trust’s bank statements in PDF format and altered them in Excel sheets. He allegedly removed entries relating to the fraudulent transfers before sharing the statements with trustees and the chartered accountant.Following Sharma’s complaint, a case was registered under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of IPC.
