A clerk at Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank’s branch in Una district noticed warning signs in a customer’s urgent transfer request and helped prevent a further ₹1.50 lakh payment to suspected fraudsters, according to regional reporting published on 29 October 2026. The customer reportedly had already sent ₹77,000 elsewhere; no recovery of that earlier sum has been confirmed.

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How the customer was helped

Hindi-language reporting by Amar Ujala and Satluj Beas Times on 29 October describes a customer arriving at the Nairi branch of Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank in Una district seeking an urgent NEFT transfer of ₹1.50 lakh. The outlets identify a clerk, Mohammad Asif, as the employee who noticed the customer’s unusual distress and asked about the transaction.

The reports say the conversation revealed a story of supposedly receiving a very large foreign-currency payment in exchange for an advance transfer. The reported messages also contained threats styled as a “digital arrest”. The clerk and colleagues explained the warning signs and the intended transfer was stopped.

What was saved and what was not

The branch manager was quoted in regional reporting as saying the customer had already transferred about ₹77,000 through a Lok Mitra Kendra before approaching the bank. The public reports do not establish that this earlier payment was recovered.

The ₹1.50 lakh was a further proposed payment rather than an additional confirmed loss. Keeping the two figures separate is important: the story concerns a prevented transfer and a distinct earlier amount alleged to have been lost. There is no verified final finding about the identity or prosecution of the suspected fraudsters.

A banking employee’s positive contribution

This is a directly banker-focused human-interest development. The clerk’s intervention is significant because it shows how attentive customer interaction can interrupt an impersonation or advance-fee scam even when a transfer appears technically permissible.

The account does not establish that all scams can be detected at the branch, nor does it create a new mandatory process for every institution. The useful professional lesson is to follow existing fraud-prevention procedures, listen carefully when a customer appears under pressure and escalate possible suspicious activity through approved channels.

Police advice and unresolved questions

The outlets also quoted Una police leadership advising people to verify urgent demands from unknown callers and report suspected cyber fraud. They did not provide a subsequent court outcome, a named offender conviction or evidence that the bank reimbursed the first transfer.

The incident was reported on 29 October and is being picked up here in the wider seven-day regional-news lookback, not misrepresented as a 4 November occurrence.

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