Man cheats employer of Rs8 lakh

The Santacruz police on Friday registered a case of theft against an employee and his associate, who fled with a blank cheque, forged his employer’s signatures and swindled Rs8 lakh from his account.

The Santacruz police on Friday registered a case of theft against an employee and his associate, who fled with a blank cheque, forged his employer’s signatures and swindled Rs8 lakh from his account.

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The incident came to light when the complainant, Virendra Shah, 40, found out that the amount has been withdrawn from his account. Shah runs a business in partnership with one Prashant Sonawane, at Santacruz (W), said the police.

The accused M Jerry Stone, 25, and his associate, Apam Shimre, stole a cheque between November 1 and 15, police said. Stone allegedly forged Shah’s and Sonawane’s signatures and filled in the amount of Rs8 lakh before depositing the cheque in a Bandra-based bank. They later transferred the money to Shimre’s account in a Manipur-based bank.

“The duo has withdrawn the money from the bank and are currently on the run. We have sent a team to Manipur to track them down,” said an officer from Santacruz police station.