Postmaster fined Rs 17,000 for failing to deliver Rs 500 money order

A postmaster from Shamli district was fined Rs 17,000 by a consumer court for failing to deliver a money order sent by a man to his sister on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

A postmaster from Shamli district was fined Rs 17,000 by a consumer court for failing to deliver a money order sent by a man to his sister on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

The complainant had said that he had sent the money order to his sister in Delhi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan last year, but she did not receive the order. (Shutterstock)

S K Yadav, Chairman, district consumer disputes redressal forum (DCRF) on Friday directed the postmaster to pay the penalty to complainant A K Singhal within 30 days for failing to deliver the latter’s money order for an amount of Rs 500.

The complainant had said that he had sent the money order to his sister in Delhi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan last year, but she did not receive the order.