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Time of India
14-07-2025
- Time of India
Bank officer held for 27L fraud
Lucknow: The economic offences wing (EOW) of the UP Police on Monday arrested Chheda Lal Anuragi, former bank officer, accused of orchestrating Rs 27 lakh fraud by opening fake accounts in collusion with bank staff and others. He was arrested in Agra where he was posted as branch manager at Indian Bank, Holipura. EOW said that the case dates back to 2006, when Anuragi served as retail banking officer at the Allahabad Bank branch in Atarra, Banda. He along with other officials allegedly opened two fraudulent accounts using forged documents and IDs. Similar fake accounts were opened in Union Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Central Bank of India and Bank of Baroda. Using these fake accounts, chequebooks were issued and account payee cheques were deposited at Allahabad Bank's Atarra branch. Courier stafffalsely cleared these cheques, allowing payment of large sums. Investigations revealed that the original accounts held only nominal balances (as little as Rs 1,000–2,000), yet multiple high-value cheques were cleared. This coordinated fraud led to the illegal withdrawal of around Rs 27 lakh from Allahabad Bank's Atarra branch, causing significant financial loss. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo The bank's then-manager, KP Dinkar, filed an FIR on April 7, 2006, at Atarra police six accused. The case was transferred to the EOW on Aug 20, 2015. Subsequent investigation found 11 individuals guilty — including six bank employees and five others. The five private accused have already been arrested. "Anuragi was apprehended on July 14, 2025, following a special arrest operation ordered by EOW director general Neera Rawat," said a senior EOW officer.
The Hindu
28-06-2025
- The Hindu
Pay ₹8 lakh compensation to kin of man who died after falling from moving train: Delhi HC to Railways
The Delhi High Court has directed the Indian Railways to pay ₹8 lakh compensation to the family of a young man who died after falling from a moving train near Agra in 2017. The court ruled that the deceased was a bona fide passenger and entitled to compensation under the Railways Act. The court set aside a decision of the Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT), which had rejected the family's claim for compensation, stating that the deceased was travelling on an expired ticket. The deceased, Lakhan Anuragi, was travelling with his sister and nephew on the Mahakaushal Express from Mahoba railway station in Uttar Pradesh to Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station on the night of October 3, 2017. Anuragi reportedly fell off the train near Bhandai in U.P. in the early hours of October 4 and succumbed to his injuries. Representing the family, advocate Vrinda Kapoor argued that the deceased had travelled with valid tickets, purchased from the railway booking window. The High Court, in its May 30 judgment, overturned the RCT's decision, stating that the family's long wait at the platform and their reason for not boarding the earlier train — likely due to overcrowding and safety concerns — were both reasonable and indicative of legitimate travel intent. Rejecting the contention that the ticket expired at midnight, the court held that the ticket, having been issued at 5.26 p.m. on October 3, 2017, remained valid for 24 hours. 'In the absence of any explicit stipulation on the face of the ticket or any statutory prescription to the contrary, it cannot be presumed that the validity of the journey ticket expired at midnight,' the court noted.
