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Crime
Retired IAS Officer Finds Locker Empty of Valuables at SBI Bhopal Branch
✍️ The Hawk
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 10:31 PM
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A retired Indian Administrative Service officer discovered that his safety‑deposit locker at a State Bank of India branch in Bhopal was empty, prompting a report of missing valuables.
A retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer visited a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Bhopal to access his safety‑deposit locker and found it completely empty. The officer, who had stored personal valuables in the locker, reported that none of the items he expected were present.
He immediately informed the bank's branch manager and lodged a formal complaint about the missing belongings. Bank officials said they would initiate an internal review and cooperate with local law‑enforcement agencies to trace the loss.
The incident has drawn attention to the security of safety‑deposit lockers in banking institutions, with authorities expected to examine procedural safeguards and investigate any potential breach.
He immediately informed the bank's branch manager and lodged a formal complaint about the missing belongings. Bank officials said they would initiate an internal review and cooperate with local law‑enforcement agencies to trace the loss.
The incident has drawn attention to the security of safety‑deposit lockers in banking institutions, with authorities expected to examine procedural safeguards and investigate any potential breach.