Accounts holder Saroj Bhoi non-existent
Another fake cheque belonging to the Baleswar Sadar Block was detected on Monday. The cheque amounting to `64.5 lakh of the SBI was deposited in the Andhra Bank against the account of one Saroj Bhoi. The cheque while being deposited in Andhra Bank on Friday last for collection from the SBI was dishonoured as the amount was not available in the account.
Earlier, a cheque of the Sadar block had been detected in the bank while an attempt was made to withdraw an amount of `37.50 lakh fraudulently.
The account, from which the cheque had been presented, belonged to the block and opened for IAY transactions. The cheque had gone for collection to the SBI main branch from the Baleswar Bhadrak Central Cooperative Bank and was also deposited in the account of Saroj Bhoi on Thursday.
While the Sadar block officials verified their cheque books and accounts, they found 70 cheque leaves missing from different cheque books.
Police investigation revealed that the accounts opened in the name of Saroj Bhoi were fake ones and there was no person as Saroj Bhoi at village Haripur, which was given in the banks during the opening of the accounts.
local police station IIC Paresh Rout said, “Investigation is on. The accounts were fake ones being opened by miscreants. We have identified them and they will be nabbed soon.”