Prompt Computers makes a loss of Rs 25,000

Bengaluru-based Prompt Computers Services has filed a police case against one
of its employees. The company reported that an employee named Yatish has been
absconding since Jan 2. Yatish, who hails from Somwarpet, a small village of
Kodagu district, was appointed as a delivery boy on Jan 1. Prior to Prompt
Computers Yatish was working with ICICI Bank under housekeeping agency for
delivering items.

On Jan 2 the company had sent him with a consignment of HP cartridges
(Q2612A/ Q6511A/ Q7551A/ C4096A/ C6615D/ C6625A) worth Rs 25,000 to one of their
customers, but neither

did he deliver the consignments nor did he contact the company after leaving the
premises.

Talking about the incident Dinesh Shenoy, Proprietor, Prompt Computers
Services said, “Yatish was working in ICICI Bank under house keeping agency as a
delivery boy in the same building. He approached us for a job as a delivery boy.
We appointed him on Jan 1 and on Jan 2 we gave him the consignments to deliver
to one of our customers. But since the time he has left the premise, he has not
reached our customer's place nor has he contacted us.”

He further has lodged a police complaint against Yatish under section 76 (A)
Receipt No DWD 2007/0298212 dated Jan 3, 2009 at Vijayanagar Police Station in
Bengaluru. Police has assured that they are very much confident of arresting the
culprit very soon.

When asked about the case, Inspector Jagarnath Rai of Vijayanagar Police
Station refused to disclose the details. Taking about Association for
Information Technology's (AIT) support Shenoy stated, “We have already sent a
mail to AIT members regarding the incident asking them to report if someone
tries to sell them these products and we are looking for positive reply from
them.”

“We are in such a condition that we might not believe anybody in future. It
is a bad start for us in the new year. We are requesting AIT members and friends
not to buy and sell any stolen materials from any unknown persons or sources as
they will be responsible for encouraging such acts. And if anyone finds this
person please detain him or else inform us immediately. We have alerted all AIT
members and resellers about the matter,” added Shenoy.

R Sridhar, Secretary of AIT informed that the association has received the
mail from the company. “We have already circulated the mail to all members and
other associations so that everybody can be alert about the incident,” he said.