In her complaint, Dharmvati, the widow of Hemraj, said one Amit Kumar, who claimed that he was an army officer and sent by the Army Headquarters, approached her at Shernagar village in the morning on Friday.
According to the complaint, Amit advised Dharmvati to keep the relief packages provided to her in different banks. On his advise, she agreed to withdraw Rs 20 lakh from SBI, Chhatta branch.
"Rs 20 lakh were withdrawn from the bank, out of which a fixed deposit of Rs 10 lakh was made in the same branch in favour of my daughter Shivani, whereas we planned to deposit the remaining Rs 10 lakh in a bank in nearby Bukharari village," she told police.
Dharmvati claimed that she rode pillion on Amit's motorcycle, whereas her brother-in-law and uncle were on an another motorcycle.
In the complaint, she mentioned that Rs 10 lakh were kept in Amit's bag. Thereafter, all four proceeded towards Bukharari village.
As Dharmvati alighted from the motorcycle, Amit fled with the bag, the complaint alleged.
"The SOG has been asked to work out the case, the CCTV footage of the bank is being examined to arrest the alleged youth," Senior Superintendent of Police Pradeep Yadav said.
"Though Dharmvati was asked to inform the police about any major financial transaction she makes in the bank for the safety of amount, she did not do so," the SSP said.
Hemraj was killed and beheaded by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir on January 8.
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