CBI court convicts two postal dept employees for cheating

A CBI court here has sentenced two employees of the Postal Department to three years rigorous imprisonment in a cheating case filed by the investigating agency.
Additional Special Judge of the CBI court K Paramaraj awarded three years rigorous imprisonment to Royapettah Post Office Postal Assistant Mohammed Maqdoom and Postal Assistant C Natarajan in a cheating case amounting to Rs 35 lakh in 2012. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each on them, a CBI release said.
It said Natarajan, on directions from Maqdoom, opened a savings bank account in a public sector bank "by impersonating" R Natarajan, who had deposits in Royapettah Post Office.

"Two cheques issued in favour of R Natarajan by the Head Post Office, Mylapore, totalling Rs 25,85,736 towards maturity value of deposits account and monthly scheme account were collected by Maqdoom and deposited in the bank account opened by C Natarajan in the name of R Natarajan", it said.
Similarly, cheques of Rs nine lakh and Rs one lakh were also deposited in to the account of R Natarajan that was opened by C Natarajan.
The funds were withdrawn by Maqdoom with the help of C Natarajan under impersonation as R Natarajan.