Mukerian man duped of Rs 1.31 cr, 5 West Bengal residents booked

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, November 7

The Model Town police have booked five West Bengal residents for duping Rs 1.31 crore which was originally sent to a car company for the dealership. Dinesh Singh Dogra, a resident of Dhaula Khera village of Mukerian, gave a complaint in this regard to the SSP on September 2.

The complainant said he had applied for a dealership of a renowned car company. For it, he had deposited the said amount in the company’s account via different separate transactions through RTGS. But instead of the company’s current account, the amount was credited to the accounts of the savings accounts of the five accused — Achntya Bhunya of Kotepara, West Midnapore, West Bengal, Tapati Debnath of Rama Krishana Parganas, West Bengal, Rama Bala Sarkar of Barishal para, Bamun Para, Roy Dakshin Para, Chaube Gopal Nagar, North 2 Parganas, West Bengal, Ramendra Nath Sarkar of Ward No.10, Taki Road Near Geetanjali Path, Bhawansrinagar Colony, Basirhat North, 24 Parganas West Bengal and Rajesh Bhalchandra Yande of Dongarpara, Chorghe, Ali Virar, Alipurduar, West Bengal.

He said the primary investigation revealed that the bank branch to which these amounts were transferred had been closed and did not exist now. Then how the amounts were transferred to these accounts has become a mystery.

The police have registered a case against the accused under Sections 406, 420, 468, and 120-B of IPC and 66 (c) of information and the Technology Act.