FD scam: Panchkula court orders 2-day remand of bank officer

Chandigarh: The Panchkula court on Thursday ordered two-day remand of Dilip Raghav, the former customer relationship manager of a private bank involved in the Rs 160 crore FD scam of Panchkula Municipal Corporation. Notably, Raghav was among the four accused in the case against whom the court issued production warrants for Thursday. All four accused were lodged in Ambala Jail for the past one month.According to information, the Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (HSCACB) sought custody of Dilip Raghav for the recovery of case properties from him, as new facts emerged in the case after interrogation of Pushipinder Kumar, the former senior bank official, and Vikas Kaushik, the former official of Panchkula Municipal Corporation.While seeking Dilip's production warrants, the agency said that Pushipinder and Vikas elaborated upon the role of forging fake FDs and their placement in the Panchkula MC office with the plans of Dilip Raghav. Hence, the material used by him and more details of the case had to be obtained from him. Acceding to the ACB request, the court ordered two-day custody for him. On the other hand, the court ordered judicial remand for Swati Tomar, Sonia and Dhiman, and Rajat Dahra to judicial custody after taking their various samples in the court premises.The cause of action relates to the fake FDs forged from the accounts of Panchkula Municipal Corporation by the accused, with an active involvement of officials of a private bank as well as builders in connivance with Vikash Kaushik. Accordingly, ACB registered the case in March and the accused were arrested. MSID: 130635215 413 |
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