Fraud: Rs 25 lakh siphoned off Pune Medical College account via forged cheque
Pune: In a case of bank fraud, an amount of Rs 25 lakhs was withdrawn from the bank account of B J Government Medical College in Pune by unknown people, who used fake cheques to take the money.
According to recent media accounts, the hospital officials noted in their complaint that the forged signatures and stamp was used by the accused to withdraw money from the Bank of Baroda branch at the medical college on October 6.
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The fraudulently taken money was then transferred to the account of the accused. Another attempt was made by them to withdraw money from the bank account of the college on October 11 as well.
According to a media report published in India Today, the issue came to the fore while the medical college was going through the bank statement as part of its routine check-up. And when the passbook of the college was updated on October 7, they noticed the transfer via cheque made on October 6.
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