The widow of lance Naik Hemraj, who was beheaded by Pakistani troops near the line of Control (lOC) on January 8, was duped of Rs10 lakh by a man who posed as an Army officer on the outskirts of Kosi town, police said on Saturday.
In her complaint, Dharmvati, the widow of Hemraj, said one Amit Kumar, who claimed to be an Army officer sent from the Army Headquarters, approached her at Shernagar village on Friday morning.
Amit advised Dharmvati to keep the relief packages provided to her in different banks. On his advice, accompanied by her brother-in-law Bhagwan Singh, uncle Gajendra Singh and Amit, Dharmvati reached the State Bank of India, Chhatta branch to withdraw Rs20 lakh.
“Rs20 lakh was withdrawn from the bank, out of which a fixed deposit of Rs10 lakh was made in the same branch in favour of my daughter Shivani, whereas we planned to deposit the remaining Rs 10 lakh in a bank near Bukharari village,” she told the police.
Dharmvati claimed that she rode pillion on Amit’s motorcycle, whereas her brother-in-law and uncle accompanied them on another motorcycle.
In the complaint, she mentioned that Rs 10 lakh was kept in Amit’s bag. Thereafter, all the four proceeded towards Bukharari village, about 45 km from Mathura.
“Amit stopped his motorcycle at a petrol pump on the outskirts of Kosi town, pretending that he had to refill petrol,” she said. As Dharmvati alighted from the motorcycle, Amit fled with the bag, the complainant alleged.
“The Special Operation Group has been asked to work out the case and the CCTV footage of the bank is being examined to arrest the youth,” Senior Superintendent of Police Pradeep Yadav said.
“Though Dharmvati was asked to inform the police about any major financial transaction she makes, she did not do so,” the SSP said. On March 25, an attempt to fraudulently withdraw Rs 60 lakh, of the relief amount given to her, was made at a bank in Palwal district of Haryana. Hemraj was killed and beheaded by Pakistani troops near the line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu & Kashmir on January 8. PTI