Accountant in dock for misappropriation

Jamnagar, Sep 3 (UNI) A criminal complaint has been filed against an accountant of a local firm with the Okha police station for the alleged misappropriation of Rs 22 lakh.

The complaint was filed by Patik Bhupendra Patel yesterday, who runs a partnership firm 'Swastik' at Suraj-Kardi village, about 20 km from Dwaraka. Mr Patel's partners are abroad.

The accountant, Vipul Charesh Thakkar, a resident of Dwarka, had withdrawn Rs 21.93 lakh without authorisation between June 28 last year and May 21 this year from the State Bank of India's (SBI) branch at Suraj-Kardi.

The Okha police have registered a complaint under section 408 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

UNI