Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Mar 18: A case of alleged financial fraud and criminal breach of trust has been registered at Calangute Police Station following a complaint by a Mapusa resident, with nearly Rs 50 lakh allegedly siphoned off over several years.

Police said the offence was registered on March 16 based on a complaint filed by Yatin Govind Naik, a resident of Mapusa.

According to the complaint, between February 2020 and October 2025, a woman employee at a drug store in Calangute allegedly manipulated the shop’s digital payment system to divert customer payments into her personal account.

The accused, a resident of Pernem, is said to have removed the store’s official Indian Overseas Bank QR code scanner and replaced it with her own, thereby routing payments directly to her account without the owner’s knowledge.

Police further said the accused allegedly opened an unauthorised pigmy account at Sattari Cooperative Bank and used it as part of the scheme to misappropriate funds.

The total amount siphoned off has been estimated at Rs 49.68 lakh. Further investigation is underway.