<p>Two cash custodians who joined a firm in Wilson Garden this year have recently made away with Rs 1.43 crore in eight months.</p>.<p>City police arrested one of them, Shaik Yameen (20), and are on the lookout for Kashif Ulla Khan (21). Police said both hail from and reside in Ramanagara.</p>.<p>Shaik Yameen joined the cash management firm Writer Safe Guard Private Limited on February 21, while Kashif Ulla Khan joined in August 24.</p>.<p>The Wilson Garden-based firm offers its services to private banks that include cash transport/management, automated services, bulk note acceptor services, cash replacement services, replenishing and servicing ATM kiosks.</p>.<p>The firm’s manager Suresh Kumar K who filed the complaint against the duo said they were cash custodians of 28 ATMs located over a particular route.</p>.<p>While the firm found the cash intact during an audit in August-September, they discovered Rs 1,43,42,000 missing during their audit on October 22 and 23 in 18 ATMs.</p>.<p>The firm zeroed-in on the two custodians while tracing the locations of the ATMs from where the amount was missing. But before they could lodge a complaint, the duo stopped attending work.</p>.<p>The Wilson Garden police booked a case and arrested Yameen on Saturday. They have taken him to his home in Ramanagara to recover the cash and gather information on his associate Kashif Ulla Khan.</p>.<p>During interrogation, Yameen said he and his associate misappropriated money from the beginning. They kept a studious watch on the routes where the firm held its audit and would replenish cash at ATMs from where they swindled large amounts of cash, said a police officer.</p>.<p>While they dodged the auditors for eight months, their crime was exposed when the firm held surprise random audit, the officer added.</p>.<p>Further investigations are underway.</p>
<p>Two cash custodians who joined a firm in Wilson Garden this year have recently made away with Rs 1.43 crore in eight months.</p>.<p>City police arrested one of them, Shaik Yameen (20), and are on the lookout for Kashif Ulla Khan (21). Police said both hail from and reside in Ramanagara.</p>.<p>Shaik Yameen joined the cash management firm Writer Safe Guard Private Limited on February 21, while Kashif Ulla Khan joined in August 24.</p>.<p>The Wilson Garden-based firm offers its services to private banks that include cash transport/management, automated services, bulk note acceptor services, cash replacement services, replenishing and servicing ATM kiosks.</p>.<p>The firm’s manager Suresh Kumar K who filed the complaint against the duo said they were cash custodians of 28 ATMs located over a particular route.</p>.<p>While the firm found the cash intact during an audit in August-September, they discovered Rs 1,43,42,000 missing during their audit on October 22 and 23 in 18 ATMs.</p>.<p>The firm zeroed-in on the two custodians while tracing the locations of the ATMs from where the amount was missing. But before they could lodge a complaint, the duo stopped attending work.</p>.<p>The Wilson Garden police booked a case and arrested Yameen on Saturday. They have taken him to his home in Ramanagara to recover the cash and gather information on his associate Kashif Ulla Khan.</p>.<p>During interrogation, Yameen said he and his associate misappropriated money from the beginning. They kept a studious watch on the routes where the firm held its audit and would replenish cash at ATMs from where they swindled large amounts of cash, said a police officer.</p>.<p>While they dodged the auditors for eight months, their crime was exposed when the firm held surprise random audit, the officer added.</p>.<p>Further investigations are underway.</p>