Assam: Two men siphon off money donated to build a temple in Bajali

Pathsala: Two men allegedly withdraw money worth lakhs of rupees from the temple’s fund in Raipur village under Bajali district.

Locals of the area alleged that they saved money to build a temple, but the president and secretary of the temple namely Anil Roy and Hitesh Pathak withdrew money without informing them from the Apex Bank of Pathsala and didn’t return for many years.

The duo also printed a fake printed chequebook copy to show the villagers.

The incident came to light when other members of the temple committee visited the bank where the bank authorities informed about the withdrawn money.

Presently, the account has only Rs 4,000 as a balance.

Now the villagers have appealed to the Bajali administration to look into this matter.