Rs 38.4 lakh withdrawn fraudulently

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 16

Some unidentified person withdrew Rs 38.4 lakh from the account of a local resident fraudulently.

The victim, Gurpreet Singh, stated in his complaint to the Civil Lines police that his elder brother Jatinderpal Singh worked as a salesman with ICICI Bank at East Mohan Nagar, 100 Ft Road. In September 2018, Jatinderpal died in a road accident. He had an insurance policy for Rs 50 lakh with the ICICI Bank, Mall Road. After the death of his brother, he got the insurance claim. So he opened an account with the ICICI Bank. The insurance company credited Rs 50 lakh in his account. He withdrew Rs 6.5 lakh from the account through cheque from the Chabbal branch.

His father received a call from one of the salesmen of ICICI Bank, East Mohan Nagar, regarding the withdrawal of Rs 38.4 lakh. “I did not withdraw it. We went to the bank and got to know that some unknown person prepared a fake ID of mine to withdraw Rs 33.4 lakh through cheque and Rs 3 lakh in cash. He also made a demand draft for Rs 2 lakh,” the complainant said.

The police have registered a case under Sections 420, 419, 465, 467, 471, 468 and 120-B of the IPC.