Man alleges bank accounts opened naming him witness without

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 29 2016 | 8:48 PM IST
A case of cheating and forgery has been registered after a man alleged that his name figures as witness in documents used to open nine accounts in a cooperative bank in Daryaganj, without his knowledge, after demonetisation was declared, police said today.
Vinay Jain, who is mentioned as a bank member in the FIR, had on December 26 complained to DCP(central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa that his name has been used as a witness to open nine accounts at Jain Cooperative Bank in Daryaganj without his knowledge, they said.
Around Rs 9 lakh, in demonetised notes, were deposited in these accounts and close to Rs 2 lakh was withdrawn, a police officer said.
A case under sections 420(cheating), 471(forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 120B (punishment of criminal conspiracy) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of IPC has been registered and probe has been initiated in the matter, police said.
A notice has been sent to the bank to share documents which were submitted to open these accounts. Bank officials who had helped in opening these accounts have also been served notices to join the probe, a senior police officer said.

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First Published: Dec 29 2016 | 8:48 PM IST

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