Cheques submitted by ICICI personal loan customer Tyagarajan as surety allegedly used to transfer money to unknown woman's account
Cheques submitted by ICICI personal loan customer Tyagarajan as surety allegedly used to transfer money to unknown woman's accountu00a0
Close on the heels of a cash dispensation racket involving ICICI Bank ATMs (see box), an account holder from the city filed a complaint alleging that someone had withdrawn Rs 30,000 from his account using a cheque leaf, which he deposited to avail a personal loan from ICICI.
Tyagrajan P (43), a resident of Magadi Road, said he that was offered a personal loan of Rs 1.5 lakh by ICICI Bank, which he accepted on April 10.
Tyagarajan alleges that Bharat, an executive of ICICI Bank, had asked him to submit six cheque leaves with his
signature on them as collateral surety.
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| One of the six cheques that Tyagarajan had submitted to ICICI Bank to avail the loan was used to deposit the amount in an account. |
ShockedA few days later, Tyagarajan noticed a withdrawal of Rs 30,000 from his account.
"One of the six cheques that I had submitted to ICICI to avail the loan was used to deposit the amount in an account held by a woman named Manjula," Tyagarajan told MiD DAY.
u00a0"I do not know how the cheque went missing from the bank and I don't know who this Manjula is," Tyagarajan told the police in his complaint. The Ashok Nagar police said that they are yet to question Manjula.
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"We suspect bank the involvement of bank officials in this illegal transfer of money," the police said.
An ICICI Bank spokesperson informed MiD DAY that Tyagrajan P's complaint had been noted. "The matter is under investigation. The bank will ensure that there is no inconvenience to the customer."
| ICICI ATM scam |
| SDB Cisco India Private Limited, a private detective agency engaged by ICICI unearthed a scam involving two cash operating executives. The Duo, Naveen Kumar and Manu Kumar used to place
Rs 100 denomination currency notes in cassettes meant for Rs 500 and pocket the difference. Any customer who withdrew money would get Rs 100 when they sought Rs 500. |
