The Rajpura police have arrest four persons, including two women for siphoning off Rs 1crore from a bank. The suspects have been identified as Himanshu Verma, Prerna Verma, Sukriti Goyal and Kanan Arora. The cops have recovered gold and other valuables from their possession. The suspects have been sent to four-day police remand.
Senior Superintendent of Police said the police received a complaint from Divansh Seth, manager, XYZ Bank Limited, Sirhind. He said the bank had given a loan of Rs 40,000 each to Prerna Verma and Sukriti Goyal in 2016 and increased the loan limit to Rs 70,000 each in 2019 on the basis of their track record. The bank later found out that the suspects used the given pre-paid cards for excessive transactions which amounted to Rs 1 crore.
The women did 105 transactions to withdraw Rs 49.05 lakh and 345 transactions to withdraw Rs 50.05 lakh from the two pre-paid cards within a few months, while their card limit was just Rs 70,000 each.
The Police officials said the women used Rs 20 lakh for purchasing petrol and diesel from 25 petrol pumps and also purchased vehicles, including a Scorpio and an Activa scooter, among others. The head policeman said that the police has recovered 525-gm gold ornaments, a new Scorpio, an Activa scooter from the suspects.
He said the police is investigating the involvement of the bank officials and will question the petrol pump owners as Rs 20 lakh oil bill was questionable. A case has been registered against the suspects under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC.
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