The cashier of Mansi Hospital in Ahmedabad’s Akhbarnagar has filed a complaint at the Vadaj police station over a theft of ₹24,800.

As per the complaint filed by Rajesh Dave, the cashier, ₹15,800 from the ambulance account and ₹9,000 from his purse were stolen. Both the funds were kept in his desk drawer.

Despite initial efforts by the hospital authorities to locate the missing money, they were unable to trace the funds, leading them to approach the police.

The incident took place on the intervening night of August 8 and 9 after the cashier left the hospital at 9.30 pm. He came to know about it after a colleague called him the following morning to inform that his desk drawer was left open.

On the afternoon of October 8, Dave filed complaint at Vadaj police station.

Vadaj Police Inspector C G Joshi said, “The incident occurred two months ago, and we have now initiated an investigation to gather evidence. We have not made any arrests yet, but we are working to identify the culprit.”

The Vadaj police have registered the case and are looking to apprehend the thief.

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