Ex-bank official accused in ‘97 fraud case missing
25 Oct 2012 6:37 AM IST
A non-bailable warrant has been issued by a Delhi court against a former chief manager of a public sector bank and an accused in a 15-year-old case of cheating and forgery after the CBI told court that he could not be traced.
Special CBI Judge Anu Malhotra issued NBW against S S Wadhwa, former Chief Manager of Oriental Bank of Commerce, who had allegedly conspired with one N K Arora to provide him wrongful gains and causing loss to the bank during his stint with the bank’s Saket branch in Delhi in 1993-96.
Wadhwa, along with Arora and eight others, was named as accused in the case registered by the CBI in 1997 and was out on bail.
The NBW was issued against him after he stopped appearing before the court when the matter was fixed for prosecution evidence.
Wadhwa attended court proceedings on 22 February this year, when the case had been adjourned for 29 February for leading prosecution evidence.
Wadhwa, however, did not attend the court on 29 February and a bailable warrant was issued against him. The CBI and Wadhwa’s surety Kulbir Singh Chawla were directed to ensure his presence in the court on 14 March.
The CBI, however, told the judge on 14 March that Wadhwa does not reside at the address mentioned in the court record, following which NBW was issued against him.
On 24 April, the investigating officer told the court the NBW could not be served as Wadhwa’s whereabouts are not known.
The agency said Wadhwa used to reside in Sarita Vihar with his son, but about two months ago, he left the house following a quarrel with him.
Special CBI Judge Anu Malhotra issued NBW against S S Wadhwa, former Chief Manager of Oriental Bank of Commerce, who had allegedly conspired with one N K Arora to provide him wrongful gains and causing loss to the bank during his stint with the bank’s Saket branch in Delhi in 1993-96.
Wadhwa, along with Arora and eight others, was named as accused in the case registered by the CBI in 1997 and was out on bail.
The NBW was issued against him after he stopped appearing before the court when the matter was fixed for prosecution evidence.
Wadhwa attended court proceedings on 22 February this year, when the case had been adjourned for 29 February for leading prosecution evidence.
Wadhwa, however, did not attend the court on 29 February and a bailable warrant was issued against him. The CBI and Wadhwa’s surety Kulbir Singh Chawla were directed to ensure his presence in the court on 14 March.
The CBI, however, told the judge on 14 March that Wadhwa does not reside at the address mentioned in the court record, following which NBW was issued against him.
On 24 April, the investigating officer told the court the NBW could not be served as Wadhwa’s whereabouts are not known.
The agency said Wadhwa used to reside in Sarita Vihar with his son, but about two months ago, he left the house following a quarrel with him.
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