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This is an archive article published on June 4, 2025
IT firm accountant diverts monthly employee PF, ESIC contribution to other acct, FIR registered
The accused woman allegedly made fake PF and ESIC challans to claim payments were made on behalf of the over 60 employees.
As per the FIR registered by the Pant Nagar police in Ghatkopar (east) on Tuesday based on a complaint by the director of a company, the accused was working at the Bhandup-based company since 2014.
The Mumbai police Tuesday registered an FIR against the accountant of an IT company who allegedly defrauded the company of over Rs 21 lakh by not making Provident Fund (PF) and Employee State Insurance Scheme (ESIC) payments on behalf of the company for nearly three years.
The accused woman allegedly made fake PF and ESIC challans to claim payments were made on behalf of the over 60 employees.
In addition to this, she allegedly edited other bills and payments that were to be made to clients and diverted the money to other accounts instead of making the entire payment.
As per the FIR registered by the Pant Nagar police in Ghatkopar (east) on Tuesday based on a complaint by the director of a company, the accused was working at the Bhandup-based company since 2014. The company found that from November 2021 to November 2024, the accused had not made the payment towards PF and ESIC on behalf of the employees.
An official said when a company employee responsible for transferring the money to PF and ESIC accounts told her that the payment status was not visible on the portal, she told him that the company had a financial problem and that the payment would be done once it was solved.
When one of the employees complained to her that he was not receiving an SMS every month about PF being deposited in his account, she told him that since the company had not completed the KYC, the employees were not receiving messages. When he was about to complain to the director, she allegedly told him she can give him Rs 50,000 to help him financially.
The company further found that several payments that were due to other clients too were not made in its entirety and fake ledger entries were made to conceal the same.
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Senior inspector of Pant Nagar Rajesh Kevale said that after the company started receiving intimations from PF and ESIC about no contributions being received, they started checking their accounts and found out about the fraud.
Kevale said that based on the director’s complaint, they registered an FIR against the woman on charges of cheating and forgery. No arrest has been made as yet.
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