A retired deputy manager of State Bank of India (SBI), along with two others, were arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly forging cheques worth crores of rupees.
The three accused were identified as Kaushal Kumar (61), Vipul Oberoi (26) and Pancham Kumar (30). Kaushal Kumar is a resident of Rohini and retired last year as a deputy manager from a Delhi branch of SBI.
The three of them were part of a gang which faked cheques and forged the signatures of account holders, said a police official.
He further said, ‘the first such forged cheque, worth more than Rs 1.5 crore, was deposited, on 27
August, at the Dwarka branch of Punjab National Bank (PNB).’ On 2 September, the second forged cheque, worth Rs 52 lakh, was deposited at the Paharganj branch of Axis Bank, and on 5 September, the third cheque, worth Rs 3.5 crore, was deposited at the Rajouri Garden branch of PNB.
The racket unfolded when the banks decided to call the account holder to verify, since the amount in each cheque was quite large. When they found that the cheques were forged, they reported the incident to the police. The account holder is a Panipat-based business unit, which also owns a televison new channel.
On Saturday, a team of crime branch of Delhi Police, laid a trap and apprehended the three accused from Dwarka.
The three accused were identified as Kaushal Kumar (61), Vipul Oberoi (26) and Pancham Kumar (30). Kaushal Kumar is a resident of Rohini and retired last year as a deputy manager from a Delhi branch of SBI.
The three of them were part of a gang which faked cheques and forged the signatures of account holders, said a police official.
He further said, ‘the first such forged cheque, worth more than Rs 1.5 crore, was deposited, on 27
August, at the Dwarka branch of Punjab National Bank (PNB).’ On 2 September, the second forged cheque, worth Rs 52 lakh, was deposited at the Paharganj branch of Axis Bank, and on 5 September, the third cheque, worth Rs 3.5 crore, was deposited at the Rajouri Garden branch of PNB.
The racket unfolded when the banks decided to call the account holder to verify, since the amount in each cheque was quite large. When they found that the cheques were forged, they reported the incident to the police. The account holder is a Panipat-based business unit, which also owns a televison new channel.
On Saturday, a team of crime branch of Delhi Police, laid a trap and apprehended the three accused from Dwarka.