Sitabuldi and Sadar police registered two fraud cases of Rs 20.11 lakh and Rs 2 lakh on Tuesday.
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Nagpur News: In the first case, a fraud of Rs 20.11 lakh came to fore under Sadar Police Station area. Police said, the fraud took place between September 2012 and September 2013.
Complainant Sandeep Singh Tejpal Singh Arora (29), worked at Baba Nanaksars Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Amar Sajan Office, Mangalwari Complex. Sandeep Singh alleged that Shoeb Sheikh, who also worked in the same office, prepared fake guarantee documents of Karud Vaishya Bank and presented documents carrying the Bank seal and stamp. The accused then asked Sandeep to submit the documents in the bank. The bank authorities at Sadar branch informed him about the fakeness of the documents informed him about the fraud of Rs 20.11 lakh.
On the complaint of Sandeep, Sadar police registered a case of fraud against Shoeb Sheikh under Sections 420, 468 and 471 of the IPC. Further investigations are under way.
In another case, a middle-aged man tricked a senior citizen in the bank and looted Rs 2 lakh under Sitabuldi Police Station area. According to police, complainant Meer Eflekar Hussain Sayyad Mohimuddin Ahmed (60), a resident of 486, Alfirdost New Colony, Chhaoni, had gone to the Ramdaspeth branch of State Bank of India on Tuesday to transfer cash from his account to his nephew’s account.
A middle-aged man offered to help the senior citizen and offered to deposit the money on his behalf. The accused then gave a duplicate slip of the bank stating the amount Rs 2 lakh has been deposited to the account. But, the accused did not deposit the money. Meer soon realised that he has been tricked by the accused. He immediately lodged a complaint with Sitabuldi Police Station. The cops registered an offence under Sections 420, 406 of the IPC. Cops have launched a search for the accused.
