<p>An 83-year-old freedom fighter signed a cheque for Rs 100, but was shocked to find Rs 3.50 lakh withdrawn from his bank account.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mool Raj Sood, a resident of south Delhi’s Neb Sarai, had made the payment as processing fee for refund of an insurance policy.<br /><br />Sood holds a Bank of India account with Malai Mandir branch in south Delhi’s RK Puram.<br />In 2011, Sood had tried to purchase an insurance policy from Reliance Insurance Company.<br /><br />He had issued a cheque of Rs 17,500 as the first premium towards the policy. However, no policy was issued to Sood.<br /><br />Over the years, he tried to get a refund and wrote several letters to the insurance company, but received no reply.<br /><br />On February 22, Sood received a phone call from ‘Vishal Bhardwaj’, who claimed to be an agent of Reliance Insurance Company.<br /><br />Vishal offered to help Sood in getting a refund of the entire money. Sood was then told to submit a photograph, ID proof and make a processing fee.<br /><br />A man named Abhay was then sent by Vishal to collect the documents from Sood’s house on February 26.<br /><br />Abhay told Sood that he was not sure about the exact amount of the processing fee and claimed that it would be around Rs 100.<br /><br />“Abhay asked Sood to give him a signed cheque and said he would fill the details of the amount himself,” said a police officer.<br /><br />Sood trusted Abhay and gave him a signed cheque. However, a cheque of Rs 3.50 lakh was submitted and the amount was withdrawn in cash.<br /><br />It is alleged that Sood’s signature was also forged on the cheque. Sood also alleged that the men seemed to be aware of the money available in his bank account.<br /><br />“The withdrawn amount was close to the total balance in Sood’s bank amount,” the officer added.<br /><br />On finding out that he had been duped, Sood filed a complaint with RK Puram police station on March 5. Police have filed a complaint under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.<br /><br /> “As the money was withdrawn in cash, we have checked CCTV footage of the bank. But no arrest has been made so far,” the officer said.</p>
<p>An 83-year-old freedom fighter signed a cheque for Rs 100, but was shocked to find Rs 3.50 lakh withdrawn from his bank account.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mool Raj Sood, a resident of south Delhi’s Neb Sarai, had made the payment as processing fee for refund of an insurance policy.<br /><br />Sood holds a Bank of India account with Malai Mandir branch in south Delhi’s RK Puram.<br />In 2011, Sood had tried to purchase an insurance policy from Reliance Insurance Company.<br /><br />He had issued a cheque of Rs 17,500 as the first premium towards the policy. However, no policy was issued to Sood.<br /><br />Over the years, he tried to get a refund and wrote several letters to the insurance company, but received no reply.<br /><br />On February 22, Sood received a phone call from ‘Vishal Bhardwaj’, who claimed to be an agent of Reliance Insurance Company.<br /><br />Vishal offered to help Sood in getting a refund of the entire money. Sood was then told to submit a photograph, ID proof and make a processing fee.<br /><br />A man named Abhay was then sent by Vishal to collect the documents from Sood’s house on February 26.<br /><br />Abhay told Sood that he was not sure about the exact amount of the processing fee and claimed that it would be around Rs 100.<br /><br />“Abhay asked Sood to give him a signed cheque and said he would fill the details of the amount himself,” said a police officer.<br /><br />Sood trusted Abhay and gave him a signed cheque. However, a cheque of Rs 3.50 lakh was submitted and the amount was withdrawn in cash.<br /><br />It is alleged that Sood’s signature was also forged on the cheque. Sood also alleged that the men seemed to be aware of the money available in his bank account.<br /><br />“The withdrawn amount was close to the total balance in Sood’s bank amount,” the officer added.<br /><br />On finding out that he had been duped, Sood filed a complaint with RK Puram police station on March 5. Police have filed a complaint under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.<br /><br /> “As the money was withdrawn in cash, we have checked CCTV footage of the bank. But no arrest has been made so far,” the officer said.</p>
