Deceased senior citizen’s money fraudulently withdrawn

Jammu, Nov 5: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu registered a case against five postal employees for fraudulent closure and withdrawal of funds from a senior citizen’s savings accounts at Gandhi Nagar, Head Post Office.

Following the registration of the case, its investigation has been entrusted to the Additional Superintendent of Police (SP), CBI, ACB, Jammu, R C Khatri.

The case has been registered on the basis of a written complaint filed on October 22, 2024, by Ankush Bhagat, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Jammu Division.

As per the First Information Report (FIR), the complainant informed regarding the fraudulent closure and withdrawal of funds from senior citizen saving accounts (0783869052, 0783869025, and 0783869007) held in the name of Rani Fotedar at Gandhi Nagar, Head Post Office, who had already expired on February 23, 2011.

“The accounts were closed in September 2023 and the closure proceeds were fraudulently credited in SB Account No 010031859539 in the name of Rani and later withdrawn in cash. The complaint, prima facie, reveals the commission of offences punishable under Section 120-B IPC read with 420, 477-A IPC, Section 13 (1) (a) read with 13 (2) of PC Act 1988 (amended in 2018), by the accused postal officials namely Sadaf Gulzar, Postal Assistant; Surinder Singh, Postal assistant; Karun Sharma, Postal Assistant; Joginder Singh Postal Assistant and Amita, Postal Assistant, all then posted at Gandhi Nagar HO and unknown others,” FIR mentioned.

FIR No RC0042024A0010 was registered on November 4, 2024, at CBI, ACB, Jammu Police Station.