New Delhi (INDIA), Mar 20 - An attempt to withdraw Rs 5.77 crore from a government account allegedly by a businessman using a forged cheque was thwarted in the capital, police said today.
A case of cheating in this regard was registered at Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing, a senior police official said.
The effort was to withdraw Rs 5,77,45,719 on was thwarted on March 15 after SBI Manager telephoned the office of Land Acquisition Collector in North-West Delhi.
The manager of Tiz Hazari SBI branch called a clerk of the office asking him whether a dated March 12 for over RTs 5.77 crore in favour of M/s Pawan Enterprises has been issued from the office.
ÒOn scrutiny of the record, the cheque was found intact in original being cancelled in the office record. The clerk immediately informed Naib-Tehsildar who informed the Land Acquisition Collector,Ó a senior police official said.
The SBI was informed that the said cheque was not issued from LAC and the clearance of cheque was withheld, police said.
The cheque was presented in Lakshmi Vilas Bank which sent it to the SBI for clearance.
Following this, the account of the business firm was frozen, the official said.
A case was registered against the firm and its owner Pawan Kumar has been registered.
Kumar could not be contacted for comments.
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