Jammu, 13/Nov/2020 :
In a significant move to check the menace of growing online financial frauds
and failure of the banks to initiate timely action, a local court here issued
direction to the Police for registration of FIR against the bank Manager of
Punjab National Bank and other accused persons in an online fraud case.
Taking action on the
complaint filed by one online bank fraud victim Asha Devi a resident of Jammu,
through her counsel Deepak Sharma, advocate J&K High Court, the court
ordered the police to file FIR and do a thorough investigation in the
case.
The complainant had alleged
that Manager of Punjab National Bank Branch Talab Tillo, Jammu and other
unknown person having bank account in Kotak Mahindra Bank Branch Kingsway,
Nagpur and other unknown person having bank account in ICICI Bank Branch Araria
Bihar with common intentions entered into a criminal conspiracy with each other
and cheated and defrauded the complainant of Rs. 95,960/- by making
unauthorized transfer of the money from the bank account of the complainant
maintained in Punjab National Bank Branch, Talab Tillo and the money was
transferred into the bank accounts of the accused persons having bank accounts
in Bihar and Nagpur.
The victim lady further alleged that for the
purpose of treatment of her minor son who is suffering a life threatening
kidney disease, she had secured a fixed deposit (FD) in PNB bank which was set
to be matured on 28/October/2020 .
It is further stated in the
complaint that in the early morning of maturity day of her Fixed Deposit she
received a SMS from the bank that the F.D amount has been credited in her
account and within 5 minutes she received another message stating that an
amount of 95,960 is transferred from her bank account to some other bank
account.
Giving further details,
Advocate Deepak Sharma who is pursuing this case informed that her client had
earlier approached the Bank Manager, PNB Bank Talab Tillo Jammu for refund of
her amount and later approached Cyber Cell Police Station Gandhi Nagar Jammu and
also made a complaint to SSP Crime Branch for registration of FIR in the case
but she got no relief and ultimately a complaint under section 156(3) Cr.P.C
was filed before the court seeking registration of FIR against the accused
manager and others for committing offence under Indian Penal Code & the
Information Technology (IT) Act.
While disposing of the
application, Special Mobile Magistrate Jammu Passenger Tax & Shops
Establishment Act issued directions to the Cyber Police Station Jammu for
registration of FIR against the accused persons.
