Message For Employees
Message For Employees
Message For Employees
You would have come to hear reports of a major fraud that occurred at our Mumbai LCBO. The
following is a brief factual account intended to give you the correct information and perspective.
On the 22nd May 2021, our CFAC Department at Head Office identified what appeared to be a
case of fraudulent bank transactions entered into by an employee posted at our Mumbai LCBO
soon identified as Mr Khushal Singh, Assistant Manager and Accounts in-charge of the office.
The Company immediately undertook swift action by way of a series of measures to (a)
ascertain what happened; (b) to prevent further losses and protect evidence; and (c) identify any
other perpetrator(s). Our Vigilance department was immediately alerted and two special teams
were immediately set up at Head Office and Mumbai to investigate.
The delinquent officer and his spouse (also employed with the Company at our MRO-1 and
found to have been an accomplice) were placed under suspension, their access to Company’s
software systems and email were blocked, their computers were sealed and important evidence
was seized from their work desks.
Investigation by the two teams revealed a large scale fraud, criminal breach of trust and
diversion of Company's funds exceeding Rs.100 Crore committed by Mr. Singh and his spouse
over a period of several months starting from August 2020.
The matter was reported to the Economic Offences Wing of Maharashtra police who registered
a case and started investigating. The matter has also been duly reported to the Govt of India
and all statutory authorities. Multi-pronged efforts are being made to ensure recovery of the
money lost. Mr. Singh and his wife Mrs Neelam Singh have been arrested from Pune on
28.6.2021.
We wish to reassure fellow United Indians that there is no breach of our database or data
security. The two delinquent officers have only effected unauthorized transactions from select
bank accounts of the Company to steal money for themselves.
Our systems and controls are verified to be robust. The functioning of all offices and verticals
including the particular LCBO continue smoothly. Service delivery to all customers and
intermediaries are unaffected. Service standards are unimpaired.
But as a matter of abundant precaution, we are reinforcing safeguards to make our processes
more foolproof. We urge all our colleagues to responsibly and sincerely follow the standard
operating procedures and to ensure compliance with the safeguards, so that our Company does
not get adversely affected in any manner and we will be able to keep the United India flag flying
high.