New Delhi: When the Punjab Nationwide Financial institution (PNB) Saharanpur Department fell in need of Rs 4.36 lakh whereas sending a remittance to the Reserve Financial institution of India, an inside inquiry led to the invention of counterfeit notes value Rs 7.4 crore, the police mentioned Tuesday.
The matter first got here to gentle on 10 August when a remittance about to be dispatched to the RBI fell in need of Rs 4.36 lakh, SSP (Saharanpur) Abhinandan informed ThePrint. “An inside audit revealed the invention of a giant amount of faux forex within the financial institution’s cash money chest. Subsequently, the financial institution authorities registered a grievance,” mentioned the SSP.
An FIR was registered on Monday at Sadar police station beneath sections of the BNS associated to the monetary crime of counterfeiting forex notes. Subsequently, a Particular Investigative Group (SIT) was fashioned to look into the matter.
“The FIR was lodged after receiving a grievance from PNB nodal officer Arun Kumar Chaubey the place he named Ravi Kumar, divisional supervisor and forex chest managers Sushil Sharma and Amit Kumar,” he added.
In the meantime, a separate grievance was filed towards a housekeeper, Vishal Kumar, the officer added. “Kumar has been named within the grievance in connection to a definite money shortfall within the financial institution. The complainant has submitted incriminating proof and the matter is being probed additional,” the SSP mentioned.
The SSP informed ThePrint that the SIT is intently monitoring the case and at current the counting of the notes remains to be in progress. “The staff is now trying into financial institution transaction information and audit ledgers,” the officer mentioned. He additional added that surveillance footage of the money chest has been obtained to look into how the forex was changed and who had entry to the closely secured space.
“The staff can also be investigating what number of extra persons are concerned within the racket and the way lengthy the counterfeit forex remained undetected,” the officer added.
(Edited by Viny Mishra)
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