Bid to withdraw ₹1.2 crore from Chandigarh MC account using forged cheques

Chandigarh MC’s chief accountant officer reported that an unidentified person had presented two forged cheques at Bank of Baroda

The police have booked an unidentified person who tried to withdraw ₹1.2 crore from the account of Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) through forged cheques.

The forgery of cheques was detected after the manager got suspicious. On checking, it also came to fore that an amount of ₹28.51 lakh had already been withdrawn from Bank of Baroda, Sector 37, on October 11. (AFP)

The case was registered on the complaint of MC chief accountant officer, Virender Singh Thakur. He reported that an unidentified person had presented two forged cheques at Bank of Baroda, Sector 37, and tried to withdraw an amount of ₹98 lakh and ₹22 lakh through these cheques on October 18, 2021.

The forgery of cheques was detected after the manager got suspicious. On checking, it also came to fore that an amount of ₹28.51 lakh had already been withdrawn from Bank of Baroda, Sector 37, on October 11, with the help of a forged cheque.

A case of cheating and forgery was registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code. The police are now trying to trace the accused.