Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court, Jammu, Vinod Chatterji Koul today framed corruption charges against Narender Kumar Bhardwaj, then senior manager of Gandhi Nagar branch of Bank of Baroda (BoB), and others under prevention of corruption act 2006. Bhardwaj, son of Pritam Dass, is at presented posted as senior branch manager of BoB at Sion in Mumbai. Other accused in the case included Sanjeev Gupta, son of Parshotam Lal Gupta, proprietor of M/s Jai Maa Sukrala Enterprises, Jammu, and his wife Meera Gupta. According to the case, a written complaint was on March 5, 2013 received by SP of CBI, Jammu, from Ashok Kumar Chug, BoB assistant general manager (DRM), Regional Office, Jallandhar, wherein he alleged that a fraud had been committed with the bank by Sanjeev Gupta and Meera Gupta in obtaining the loan. As the complaint disclosed commission of cognizable offences, FIR No RC0042013A0003 was registered for offences under sections 120-B, 420, 468 and 471 of RPC and 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of J&K PC Act. It was suspected that offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery for the purpose of use of forged documents and criminal misconduct had been committed by Sanjeev, Meera and some officials of the bank. As per prosecution case, Sanjeev and Meera approached various BoB branches in Jammu for availing the credit facilities. During investigation, CBI found that there was outstanding balance of Rs 17,30,000 in the account as on June 30, 2014 and the bank was left with no security to recover its dues, causing loss to bank. In pursuance of the criminal conspiracy and meeting of mind of the accused, they cheated the bank to the tune of Rs 17.50 lakh. On conclusion of the investigation, CBI presented the challan. --(JNF) |
