Case filed against PNB and BOB Managers related to death claim settlement

Recently, a case of death claim fraud has come to light in Ghaziabad. The son of deceased customer withdrew amount from the bank accounts. But later on the another son and daughter of the deceased customer filed a court case alleging that their father had submitted a will to the bank but the amount was withdrawn without following the instructions mentioned in the will.

The court has ordered a report to be filed against the son and two bank branch managers. The Chief Judicial Magistrate has ordered an investigation into the matter.

According to Advocate Amit Pant, Vijay Kumari (62), the daughter of the deceased Rajkumar Mehta, and her son Yashpal, filed a complaint with the Chief Judicial Magistrate. They claimed that their father had made a will while he was alive, which outlined how his assets should be distributed.

However, after his death, their brother Girish Mehta withdrew around Rs 36 lakh from Punjab National Bank GT Road and Bank of Baroda JKG branch. They believe that the branch managers were involved in this fraudulent withdrawal, even though their father had deposited a copy of the will with the bank.

This case highlights the importance of settling death claims with due diligence. It is advised that death claims should be handled with utmost responsibility.