| Challan presented against naib-tehsildar, UCO Bank manager, others in cheating case | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 13: The crime branch (CB) of J&K police presented challan in the court of special judge, anti-corruption, here today against a naib-tehsildar, a UCO Bank manager and others for allegedly duping the bank of Rs 65.70 lakh.
The challan was produced against then patwari of halqa Birpur (now naib-tehsildar, Bahu), Bashir Ahmed, son of Makhan Din of Ward No 7, Telli Basti, Bari Brahmana, Prince Wine and General Store proprietor Ram Lal Gupta, son of Ram Dhan Gupta of Extension Janipur, Gourav Agencies (Shivalak Puram, Janipura) proprietor Gourav Gupta, son of Ram Lal Gupta, Munish Gupta, son of Ram Lal, then UCO Bank (Railway Road, Gandhi Nagar) manager Padam Singh Choudhary and Javed Ahmad for cheating the bank and causing it a loss of Rs 65.70 lakh.
According to CB sources, a case under sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of RPC read with section 5(2) of P C Act Svt 2006 was registered against the accused and one M Sadashiv Puri, director of M/s Millennium Econometrics Research Publication Pvt Ltd, Gandhi Nagar.
CB had initiated a probe into the case after A J Patel, zonal manager of UCO Bank, zonal office, New Delhi, lodged a written complaint with it, alleging therein that loan limits were sanctioned by the bank's Railway Road branch in favour of Ram Lal and Gourav Gupta against stocks and personal guarantee of one Kabla Singh, son of Sansar Singh of Birpur, Samba. Thereafter, their accounts became non-performing assets (NPAs) and securitization notices were sent to Kabla Singh, but he denied having given any guarantee or mortgaged his land to UCO Bank to secure advances from the bank as he was illiterate and blind.
The CB probe revealed that Ram Lal, Gourav and Sadashiv had obtained limit from the UCO Bank against stocks and personal guarantee of Kabla Singh whose land was mortgaged to the bank for securing the bank loan. The inquiry also revealed that Kabla was an illiterate person and the accused, in connivance with the officials of UCO Bank and revenue officials, had mortgaged his land in the bank's favour by preparing forged and fictitious documents without his knowledge. It was also found that Kabla was an old and blind man of 70 years whereas in the documents, his age was shown as 31 years.
After completion of investigation, the challan was presented by CB.
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