CHATTOGRAM, Nov 13, 2025 (BSS) - Anamika Dutta, a 32-year-old AB Bank official, has been arrested by police for allegedly embezzling around Tk 29 lakh from a customer through fraudulent means. 

The investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Sheikh Tariqul Islam of Kotwali Police Station, confirmed the arrest on Thursday. Anamika Dutta was apprehended in the New Market area of Kotwali Police Station in the city on Wednesday night and was presented in court on Thursday. 

The case was filed by Devika Chowdhury on November 10 at Kotwali Police Station against Anamika Dutta, her father Suhrid Baran Dutta, and one or two other unidentified individuals for fraudulance. Devika Chowdhury, who had been residing in Patiya with her family for a significant period, reported the alleged embezzlement.

Devika used to conduct banking transactions at the AB Bank Station Road branch where she met Anamika Dutta.

Over time, Anamika gained Devika's trust and warned her about a potential bank bankruptcy. She advised Devika to cancel her Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) in her name. 

On October 5, Anamika mistakenly transferred Tk 14,79,885 from Devika's FDR account to her own name at the Andarkilla branch of AB Bank. Subsequently, on October 7, she used the same tactic to withdraw another Tk 14,00,000 from the Jubilee Road branch, totaling Tk 28,79,885 embezzled.

Devika realized the fraud after the transactions and informed her husband, who confronted Anamika for the money, but she made excuses and did not return it. 

AB Bank's Chattogram Zonal Officer Md. Didarul Alam clarified that Anamika Dutta is not a permanent bank employee and conducted the transactions through a relative. However, Devika refuted this claim, stating that they are not related. 

Anamika has been arrested by Kotwali Police Station on charges of embezzlement through fraud, and an investigation is ongoing to determine the details of the fraudulent transactions.