Pramesh S Jain
IndusInd Bank Manager Cheats Old Woman In ‘Lucky Baskhar’ Movie Style
The Girinagar police on Saturday arrested a 31-year-old deputy manager of a private bank for cheating a senior citizen of Rs.50 lakh.
The accused have been identified as Meghana PV,the Deputy Manager of the (IndusInd Bank’s Girinagar branch),Shivaprasad,Anwar Ghouse and Varadaraj,aged between 30 to 35 years .
The accused Meghana,according to the police used to assist the victim,aged around 76 years having a saving account holder in the bank having a joint account with her husband.
The complainant out of trust used to share the personal details with the accused.
According to the complaint,the victim had recently sold her property and deposited around Rs.1 Crore in the joint account .
During the investigation,the police found that Meghana, deceitfully made the complainant sign RTGS form used to transfer money in the guise of Fixed Deposit (FD) renewal and transferred Rs.50 lakh to the bank account of Ghouse.
The family when checking the deposit found the discrapancies and raised a complaint with the cyber crime helpline before approaching the Girinagar police .
Based on the complaint,the police in March 3 registered an FIR under Sections 316 (criminal breach of trust) and 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita (BNS) and arrested Meghana from Kerala,and her male friend Shiva Prasad from Bengaluru.
The police also arrested two others from Ankola who are part of the scam.The police suspect that the accused on behest of her male friend transferred the money to Ghouse account to be used for quick investment and profit earning,with a plan to return the amount back to the bank account.
