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Members of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the Trust set-up to oversee the construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, on February 19, 2020.

Fraudsters allegedly used cloned cheques

Fraudsters allegedly used cloned cheques to withdraw around ₹6 lakh from the bank account of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya, which is entrusted with Ram mandir construction, and the police have launched a probe.

DSP Ayodhya Rajesh Kumar said that on September 9, around 3 p.m., general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Champat Rai submitted an application to the police saying that around ₹6 lakh had been withdrawn from the Trust’s account through fraudulent cheques.

 

An FIR was lodged at Ayodhya under Sections 471, 468, 467, 420 and 419 of the Indian Penal Code.. “We are trying to investigate it deeply”, said Mr. Kumar.

 

The matter relates to an account in the State Bank of India branch of Nayaghat. The cheques for the account carry the signatures of Mr. Rai and and another member Anil Mishra.

Money transfer

On September 1, ₹2.25 lakh was withdrawn from the account and the money transferred to an account in Punjab National Bank (PNB), said Mr. Rai in his complaint.

On September 8, ₹3.50 lakh, was transferred again to PNB through a fake cheque with fake signature, he added.

The transactions happened even though the named slips were still found in the Trust’s cheque book, he said.

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Ram Temple construction trust account defrauded of Rs 6 lakh

The fraud was discovered when the trust’s secretary got a verification call from the bank on Wednesday afternoon when a third cloned cheque of Rs 9.86 lakh was placed for clearance

A gang of fraudsters used cloned cheques to withdraw Rs 6 lakh from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s bank account meant for collection of funds for Ram temple construction in Ayodhya, a police officer said on Thursday.

Ayodhya’s deputy inspector general, Deepak Kumar, said the amount was withdrawn using cloned cheques of Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 3.5 lakh. He said a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against unknown people on the complaint of the trust’s secretary, Champat Rai.

 

Kumar said the trust authorities have confirmed original cheques of the same serial numbers used to withdraw the money are with them. He said the fraud was discovered when Rai got a verification call from the bank on Wednesday afternoon when the third cloned cheque of Rs 9.86 lakh was placed for clearance. He said the authorities later discovered two cloned cheques had been used to withdraw money earlier on September 1 and 3.

He said the FIR has been registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)’s sections 419 (impersonation) and 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for cheating) and 471 (using forged cheque as original).

 

Kumar said an initial probe has suggested negligence of bank authorities, as well as the involvement of bank employees, as serial numbers of the cheques were compromised and that allowed fraudsters to prepare the cloned ones. He said the cloned cheques contained forged signatures of Rai and another member of the trust.

Kumar said the amount withdrawn has been transferred to a Punjab National Bank account. “A police team is probing the money trail to trace the fraudsters and people involved in compromising the trust bank account details to unearth the racket involved the crime.”

Vishva Hindu Parishad’s regional spokesperson, Sharad Sharma, called the forgery a serious issue. “Stern action must be taken against those involved in this cloning of cheques. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has also taken the issue seriously.”

The trust was formed to oversee the construction of the temple after the Supreme Court in November last year paved the way for it and ended years of litigation.

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Members of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the Trust set-up to oversee the construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, on February 19, 2020.

Fraudsters allegedly used cloned cheques

Fraudsters allegedly used cloned cheques to withdraw around ₹6 lakh from the bank account of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya, which is entrusted with Ram mandir construction, and the police have launched a probe.

DSP Ayodhya Rajesh Kumar said that on September 9, around 3 p.m., general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Champat Rai submitted an application to the police saying that around ₹6 lakh had been withdrawn from the Trust’s account through fraudulent cheques.

 

An FIR was lodged at Ayodhya under Sections 471, 468, 467, 420 and 419 of the Indian Penal Code.. “We are trying to investigate it deeply”, said Mr. Kumar.

 

The matter relates to an account in the State Bank of India branch of Nayaghat. The cheques for the account carry the signatures of Mr. Rai and and another member Anil Mishra.

Money transfer

On September 1, ₹2.25 lakh was withdrawn from the account and the money transferred to an account in Punjab National Bank (PNB), said Mr. Rai in his complaint.

On September 8, ₹3.50 lakh, was transferred again to PNB through a fake cheque with fake signature, he added.

The transactions happened even though the named slips were still found in the Trust’s cheque book, he said.

 

4 hours ago, Kool_SRG said:

Ram Temple construction trust account defrauded of Rs 6 lakh

The fraud was discovered when the trust’s secretary got a verification call from the bank on Wednesday afternoon when a third cloned cheque of Rs 9.86 lakh was placed for clearance

A gang of fraudsters used cloned cheques to withdraw Rs 6 lakh from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s bank account meant for collection of funds for Ram temple construction in Ayodhya, a police officer said on Thursday.

Ayodhya’s deputy inspector general, Deepak Kumar, said the amount was withdrawn using cloned cheques of Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 3.5 lakh. He said a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against unknown people on the complaint of the trust’s secretary, Champat Rai.

 

Kumar said the trust authorities have confirmed original cheques of the same serial numbers used to withdraw the money are with them. He said the fraud was discovered when Rai got a verification call from the bank on Wednesday afternoon when the third cloned cheque of Rs 9.86 lakh was placed for clearance. He said the authorities later discovered two cloned cheques had been used to withdraw money earlier on September 1 and 3.

He said the FIR has been registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)’s sections 419 (impersonation) and 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for cheating) and 471 (using forged cheque as original).

 

Kumar said an initial probe has suggested negligence of bank authorities, as well as the involvement of bank employees, as serial numbers of the cheques were compromised and that allowed fraudsters to prepare the cloned ones. He said the cloned cheques contained forged signatures of Rai and another member of the trust.

Kumar said the amount withdrawn has been transferred to a Punjab National Bank account. “A police team is probing the money trail to trace the fraudsters and people involved in compromising the trust bank account details to unearth the racket involved the crime.”

Vishva Hindu Parishad’s regional spokesperson, Sharad Sharma, called the forgery a serious issue. “Stern action must be taken against those involved in this cloning of cheques. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has also taken the issue seriously.”

The trust was formed to oversee the construction of the temple after the Supreme Court in November last year paved the way for it and ended years of litigation.

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