Rs 26L fraudulently withdrawn from Labour Dept account

Moga, February 24

An amount of Rs 26 lakh was withdrawn from the official bank account of the Labour Department by forging signatures on the cheques in Moga.

After a preliminary inquiry, the police have registered a criminal case against Rajinder Singh, a Class IV employee of the department, and his five associates. The case has been registered under Sections 381, 465, 467, 471 and 120B of the IPC at the City-I police station here.

The special cell of the Crime Branch of the state police is investigating the scam. — TNS

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