Vigilance Bureau Action : The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested five employees of Cooperative Society Dhugga Kalan and Cooperative Bank Rupowal, District Hoshiarpur for taking loan in the name of a deceased member. Three accused of Cooperative Society Dhugga Kalan have already been arrested in this case.
Giving information in this regard, an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said that the arrested accused include Yudhvir Singh former Inspector and present Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Bank Dasuha, Ravinder Singh Clerk-cum-Cashier, Cooperative Bank Branch Rupowal, Tehsil Dasuha, now an Accountant posted at Cooperative Bank Ltd. Branch Sikri, Hoshiarpur, Manjit Singh Cashier (Retd.), Cooperative Bank Branch Rupowal and Avtar Singh Ex-Manager (Retd.) Paramjit Singh former Manager (Retd.) of the bank have been arrested.
He informed that on the basis of facts that came to light during investigation of the complaint lodged in this regard, accused Ajaib Singh, Secretary Cooperative Society, Village Dhugga Kalan, District Hoshiarpur, along with members Niranjan Singh and Tarsem Singh have been arrested. A case has been registered in Jalandhar Range of Vigilance Bureau.
It was informed that during the investigation of the above cases, cashier Ajaib Singh was arrested along with other officials of the cooperative society for taking a loan of Rs. 1,92,000 in the name of deceased society member Gulzar Singh, a resident of village Dhugga Kalan. It was also found out that the accused Ajaib Singh had deposited the entire loan of the society in the account of deceased Gulzar Singh and in connivance with others, he had again taken a loan of Rs. 1,90,000 in his name on the same date. Fearing his arrest during the vigilance investigation, he had deposited the entire loan along with interest to the said bank.
The spokesperson said that on the basis of interrogation, the bureau has arrested three accused Ajaib Singh and members Niranjan Singh and Tarsem Singh. After this, an in-depth investigation was conducted in which it was found that the said five employees in connivance with each other had defrauded the Cooperative Bank Dhugga Kalan branch Rupowal by getting this loan sanctioned and deposited in the name of Cooperative Society Dhugga Kalan and a deceased member of the society.
Report: Amit Kumar, Correspondent, Chandigarh
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