Court orders Punjab National Bank to deduct salary of officers who withdrew amount from Doctor’s account

Punjab National Bank officials were involved in a case of fraudulently withdrawing money from a doctor’s account. The doctor filed a complaint with the District Consumer Forum. The court has ordered the bank officials to deposit the embezzled amount from their salaries.

The District Consumer Forum’s Assistant Public Information Officer, Shekhar Verma, of Bulandshahr, revealed that bank officials withdrew Rs 1,66,730 from Dr. Reshma Agarwal’s Punjab National Bank account through fake and cloned checks via RTGS/NEFT. An FIR was registered at the local police station. Dr. Reshma Agarwal filed a complaint with the District Consumer Forum, while the opposing bank denied the allegations. After hearing arguments from both sides, Chairman Chandrapal Singh and female member Neelam Kumari dismissed the opposing bank’s claims. They also issued an order stating that the bank officers should pay the embezzled amount of Rs 1,66,730, withdrawn from her account on January 12, 2018, with a 7% annual interest from the date of withdrawal within 45 days.

Additionally, she must be paid Rs 10,000 for mental damages and litigation expenses. The opposition deliberately made the complainant’s payment through a cloned check by an unknown person. Therefore, disciplinary action will be taken against the opposition and they will be held responsible for the entire amount and amount will be deducted from their salaries personally, along with the departmental action imposed by the punitive authorities.