Forged documents: 2 bank managers among 4 booked

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 25

The Civil Lines police have booked three persons, including a manager of a private bank for allegedly preparing fake documents and opening accounts in different banks and making transactions worth Rs 15 crore.

The incident came to light when a shopkeeper got a notice from the Income Tax Department following which he filed a complaint with the police.

The complainant, Bir Shiv Nath Grover, told the police that several days ago, he received a notice from the I-T Department about certain transactions from different bank accounts allegedly opened in his name.

Shocked over this, he approached the I-T Department and later filed a complaint with the police in this connection. Following preliminary probe, the police have booked Vishak Kohli of Gurbax Nagar, Vikas Jain of Jagdambay Colony and Vikash Sethi of Daily Needs street.

According to the police, there were around 14 such bank accounts opened in different banks, including Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank. The police said Kohli was a manager at a private bank and transactions worth Rs 15 crore were made through these accounts. Cops said further investigation was under progress while a case of fraud and forgery has been registered in this regard.

In another case, a senior manager of a bank was allegedly booked for making several fraudulent transactions from a bank account of Raj Kumari, a resident of Chowk Moni.

She told the police that she had an account in Punjab National Bank. Senior Bank Manager Harish Chander Juneja, a resident of Jalandhar, allegedly deposited over Rs 41 lakh in her account and later withdrew it. She said she was illiterate and did not knew about these transactions until she got a notice from the I-T Department.

Following initial probe, the Division C police have booked Chander under Section 420 of the IPC while further investigation was under progress.