Fake bank account opened, misused
Prayagraj, Dec. 10 -- A man was tricked into submitting personal documents for a supposed sales job, only to discover later that his identity had been misused to conduct transactions worth over Rs 3.12 crore.
The victim was left reeling after receiving a tax notice of Rs 16.78 lakh from the income tax department. Following a court directive, the police have now registered an FIR against four, including a bank manager.
Satendra Kesravani, a resident of Khuldabad's Himmatganj Kala Danda area, filed an FIR and said that he had lost his job a few years ago.
A neighbour, Vinod Kesravani, promised him a job at LC Food Limited and introduced him to the company's owner, Sanjay Kesravani. Satendra submitted photocopies of his PAN card, Aadhaar card, voter ID, and other documents, but despite waiting for several days, he never received the promised job.
On February 25, he received a notice from the income tax department stating that transactions totaling Rs 3.12 crore had been carried out through his account, resulting in a tax and penalty demand of Rs 16.78 lakh. Investigations revealed that his documents had been misused.
After initial inaction by the Muthiganj police, he moved the court in September, which has now directed the police to take action.
Subsequently, an FIR was registered against Sanjay Kesravani, Devi Prasad, Vinod Kesravani, and the former Syndicate Bank manager on Monday....
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