Bank woman who aided heist has a corrupt husband too

MUMBAI: Police probing the August 25 heist at Canara Bank's Ghatkopar branch said the arrested bank official's husband, a class-I BMC officer, was caught in June by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe from an octroi agent. Investigators said cash officer Bhavna Bane (53) is believed to have helped Hrishikesh Barikh (33) in the heist as he promised her a share, which she hoped would help her overcome the financial crisis her family was facing since her husband Sunil was suspended.

Sunil Bane (57) worked in the BMC's vigilance department as deputy assessor and collector and was caught by ACB sleuths while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from an octroi agent on June 18. During investigations, the ACB found the couple owned a flat each in Mulund and Goregaon Link Road, an over half-acre plot at Kankavli in Sindhudurg district, 7.3kg gold jewellery, Rs 80,000 in fixed deposits with Canara Bank, Rs 5.59 lakh in their daughters' saving accounts, a Honda City, a Toyota Innova and a Scooty. Sunil was immediately suspended from the BMC. He is due for retirement on June 1, 2015, but a BMC official from the octroi department said: "He is under suspension and reinstatement will depend on the court's verdict."

A preliminary probe revealed that Barikh, posing as a tea seller, collected information on each official before zeroing in on those facing financial crisis. Barikh learnt of Bane's background and promised to solve her financial problem, telling her about five bank heists he committed since 2006. DCP (zone VII) Vinaykumar Rathod told TOI that Bane planned to help Barikh on learning of his 'track record'. He promised to share 50% of the loot so Bane helped him obtain the bank's keys.

"After each heist, Barikh flees the city with the cash, leaving no trace of the offence. Bane confessed when the case was registered she got worried and repeatedly called Barikh, but he didn't respond. Her role was established only after he was arrested. Right from the start we suspected an insider's hand," said Ghatkopar police senior inspector Rajaram Vhanmane. He said Barikh would promise a commission but it appears unlikely he paid anyone. "Barikh has no bad habits. The entire money he earned was either invested in buying property at his hometown, while the huge chunk of money was found in several saving bank accounts which he opened in his family members name at Orissa. He also purchased gold and silver ornaments which he has kept in a bank locker there," he said.Barikh would target a bank and gained access inside by posing as a tea seller. Once in, he usually befriended those who were in financial distress. "Barikh takes only a month to befriend bank staff, gain the trust of a key person and gets the person to hand him the keys. The recce and heist was carried out by Barikh within three weeks before he fled to his hometown in Orissa with Rs 55.4 lakh," said inspector Yaqoob Mulla.

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