NRI dupes wife of Rs 1.15 crore
Monday, 01/10/2012
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121001/ldh1.htm#5
Ludhiana : In yet another case of a man cheating on his wife, the city police has booked a US-based non-resident Indian (NRI) for transferring Rs 1.15 crore from the joint account of his wife to another bank in the city.
The NRI couple had strained relationship and were reportedly living separately. The incident came to light when Manjeet Kaur, a native of Bholath village in Kapurthala cried foul and accused her husband of usurping her money.
As the fraud took place in Ludhiana, the city police started investigations. Following a probe, a case has been registered against Tarsem, his father Surjit Singh, residents of Bains Avan village in Hoshiarpur, and an unidentified woman.
Harbhajan Singh, father of Manjeet Kaur, said in 2007 Tarsem and Manjeet had taken an insurance policy worth Rs 42.22 lakh. The also had a joint account in the Oriental Bank of Commerce in Jalandhar and Rs 81 lakh was deposit in it.
Harbhajan alleged that Tarsem allegedly surrendered the policy by presenting an unidentified woman as Manjeet before the insurance company officials. Harbhajan stated that the move was maliciously planned. Tarsem withdrew Rs 34 lakh from the policy and deposit the amount in the joint account at the Oriental Bank of Commerce. Tarsem then transferred the entire amount - Rs 1.15 crore -in the Oriental Bank of Commerce account. The amount was then transferred to the ICICI Bank in Ludhiana through cheques.
Investigations revealed that Manjeet's signatures on the cheques were forged and that the three accused had shifted to a safe haven with the money.
Gopal Kishan, SHO of the NRI police station said the report from the Forensic Science Laboratory had confirmed that the cheques were forged.
Investigating officer Harvinder Singh from NRI police station said: "Following an in-depth probe, we have registered a case under Sections 419, 420, 465, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC against Tarsem Singh and Surjit Singh on the complaint of the victim's father."
The couple had a joint account in the Oriental Bank of Commerce in Jalandhar. They had strained relations and were living separately. The NRI surrendered an insurance policy in his and his wife's name and withdrew Rs 34 lakh. He then deposited the amount in the joint account and later transferred the entire amount in the account to his ICICI Bank account by forging his wife's signatures on cheques.
