Ambikapur. After retirement, 60 lakh rupees of gratuity and LIC were deposited in the account of the coal worker. Seeing this, the grocer fraudulently took out Rs 27 lakh by getting the blacksmith’s signature on the cheque. On getting information about the matter, the coal worker lodged a complaint at the police station. Police have arrested the accused by registering a case under other sections including cheating.
Ramnagar police said that Bahadur Baiga’s father Dheeragaj Baiga, a resident of Indira Nagar, retired from SECL on April 30, 2022, at the age of 61. The coal worker used to do transactions from the shop of accused grocery businessman Ramji Yadav. Taking advantage of this, the accused Ramji Yadav got the Kalarikarmi signed in a blank check by taking him into confidence and between April 2022 and May 23 fraudulently transferred Rs 27 lakh to his account.
After the complaint in the case, the police, after scrutinizing the documents from the bank, strictly interrogated the accused Ramji Yadav father Late Jangi Yadav, 55 years in custody, then he accepted the fraud. The police have registered a case against the accused under Section 420, Madhya Pradesh Radio Protection Act and SC ST Act and taken it into consideration. At the same time, three check passbooks including 27 lakh cash were seized from the accused.
