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Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Ex-bank manager among 4 convicted for giving loans to fake SHGs
1 2 Madurai: The second additional district court (CBI cases) in Madurai on Thursday convicted four people including a former senior manager of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in Trichy district for sanctioning loans to fictitious self help groups (SHGs) without following proper procedures. It caused a loss of 3.38 crore to the bank. The first accused, B Ravichandran, was working as a senior manager in IOB, Chinthamani branch in Trichy district. Rajaram and Usha were office-bearers, and Kalpana and Lavanya were workers at an NGO called Kurinji Social Welfare Society in Trichy. The prosecution said Ravichandran conspired with the other accused and created fictitious SHGs with fictitious people as members and opened savings bank accounts in the name of groups. The SHGs availed loans ranging from 4.25 lakh to 5 lakh between June 2012 and March 2013. Ravichandran, without verifing the genuineness of the papers, and granted loans to 73 'SHGs' sponsored by Kurinji Social Welfare Society through Rajaram and Kalpana, thereby causing a wrongful loss of 3.38 crore for the bank. Based on the complaint of bank authorities, anti-corruption branch of CBI, Chennai registered a case against Ravichandran, Rajaram, Usha, Kalpana, and Lavanya for offences under various sections of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Stunning 2-Bed Senior Houses: Take A Peek Inside! GoSearches | Search Ads Undo The additional district judge S Shunmugavel, convicted and sentenced Ravichandran and Rajaram to seven years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of 21 lakh and 29.63 lakh on them respectively. The judge convicted and sentenced Kalpana and Lavanya to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of 11 lakh each on them. The judge acquitted Usha from the case. The judge further directed CBI to collect the fine amount from the four accused by attaching their properties and selling them in a public auction. The judge directed that the recovered amount be paid to IOB, Chinthamani branch. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Loan scam: Four convicted including ex-bank manager for illegally sanctioning funds to fictitious self-help groups in Trichy
Image used for representative purpose only MADURAI: The II Additional District Court ( CBI cases) in Madurai on Thursday convicted four persons, including a then senior manager of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), for sanctioning loans illegally without following proper procedures to fictitious SHGs, thereby causing a loss of Rs 3.38 crore to the bank in Trichy district. The prosecution's case is that the first accused, B Ravichandran, was working as a senior manager in IOB's Chinthamani branch in Trichy district. Rajaram and Usha were office bearers, and Kalpana and Lavanya were workers at an NGO called Kurinji Social Welfare Society in Trichy. Ravichandran conspired with the other accused persons and created fictitious SHGs with fictitious persons as members and opened SB accounts in the name of the SHGs. The SHGs availed loans ranging from Rs 4.25 lakh to Rs 5 lakh between June 2012 and March 2013. Ravichandran did not verify the existence of the SHGs and their members, nor the genuineness of the signatures of the members, and granted loans to 73 SHGs sponsored by Kurinji Social Welfare Society through Rajaram and Kalpana, thereby causing a wrongful loss of Rs 3.38 crore to the bank. Based on the complaint of bank authorities, the CBI, Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Chennai, registered a case against Ravichandran, Rajaram, Usha, Kalpana, and Lavanya for offences under various sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Additional District Judge, S Shunmugavel, convicted and sentenced Ravichandran to undergo seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 21 lakh on him. The judge convicted and sentenced Rajaram to undergo seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 29.63 lakh on him. The judge convicted and sentenced Kalpana and Lavanya to undergo three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 11 lakh each on them. The judge acquitted Usha in the case. The judge further directed the CBI to collect the fine amount from the four accused persons by attachment of their properties and sell them in a public auction. The judge directed that the recovered fine amount shall be paid to the IOB, Chinthamani branch in Trichy. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
India Today
6 days ago
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- India Today
Pak media tycoon thrashes Hindu man, lands in jail after video goes viral
Karachi-based media entrepreneur Salman Farooq and his armed bodyguards brutally assaulted a Hindu man while his sister kept pleading for mercy. A video of the road-rage incident went viral on social media and sparked massive outrage, leading to the arrests of Farooq and his Farooq's arrest, the Hindu man's siblings' home was found locked, and the police are attempting to reach them by phone to record their to the FIR, the incident occurred on Sunday in Karachi's Defence Society. The victim, identified as Sudhair Dhun Raj, was on his way to pick up his youngest sibling after picking up his sister Kalpana, who works at a beauty parlour, when his motorcycle lightly brushed against Farooq's and his armed guards brutally thrashed Raj, even after he apologised and Kalpana begged for a widely-circulated video, Farooq, owner of Bionic Films, can be seen holding the hands of the man as his bodyguards, seated inside the vehicle, repeatedly slap could be seen and heard pleading for mercy with folded hands, begging Farooq to stop beating her pleas were ignored and Farooq continued to assault the man belonging to the minority community, according to a report in The Express Tribune, a Pakistan-based video sparked widespread public outrage on social media, prompting law enforcement to take action against the media ARRESTED FOLLOWING FIR BY EYEWITNESSA senior police official confirmed that Farooq was arrested in connection with the public assault near the Ittehad area, according to the report. The FIR was lodged at the Gizri police station based on the complaint of an eyewitness, Muhammad FIR includes charges of issuing death threats, physical assault, harassment of a woman, and verbal allegedly ordered his armed guards and driver to trap the motorcyclist inside the vehicle at gunpoint, beat him, and hurled threats and abuse, The Express Tribune to a report by ARY News, a Pakistani news channel, the siblings' home is locked, and police are attempting to contact them by phone to record their statements in the case.A court on Tuesday granted a two-day physical remand of Salman Farooqi and another accused in the case, according to ARY News.
NDTV
03-06-2025
- General
- NDTV
Pak Businessman Arrested For Assault On Hindu Siblings After Minor Road Mishap
Karachi: A Karachi-based media entrepreneur has been arrested after he and his armed bodyguards allegedly assaulted a Hindu man following a minor road accident, police said. Salman Farooq and his accomplices were arrested late Monday in Karachi after video clips of the man being brutally beaten went viral and caused an outrage on social media. According to the First Information Report (FIR), the incident took place on Sunday at Defence Society Ittehad area. Sudhair Dhun Raj had picked up his sister Kalpana, who works at a beauty parlour, and was en route to collect their youngest sibling when his motorcycle grazed Farooq's car. Farooq and his armed aides brutally thrash Raj, despite his apologies and Kalpana's pleas for mercy. An eyewitness, Muhammad Saleem, came forward, prompting the police to take action against Farooq, who owns a media production and distribution company. Initially hesitant to speak out, the siblings, residents of the impoverished Ranchore Lines area, decided to come forward after the FIR was filed based on Saleem's complaint. The FIR includes charges of issuing death threats, physical assault, harassment of a woman, and verbal abuse.
Hindustan Times
03-06-2025
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- Hindustan Times
Pakistani media entrepreneur arrested in Karachi for assaulting Hindu man over minor accident
A media entrepreneur in Pakistan's Karachi was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting a Hindu man and his sister following a minor road accident, police said. The Karachi-based media entrepreneur has Salman Farooq. Along with Salman Farooq, his accomplices were also arrested late Monday in Karachi after video clips of the man being brutally beaten surfaced and caused an outrage on social media, according to a PTI news agency report. According to the First Information Report (FIR) cited in the report, the incident took place on Sunday at Defence Society Ittehad area. Sudhair Dhun Raj had picked up his sister, Kalpana, who works at a beauty parlour, and was en route to collect their youngest sibling when his motorcycle brushed against Salman Farooq's car. Farooq and his armed aides then thrash Raj, despite his apologies and Kalpana's pleas for mercy. Muhammad Saleem, a witness, reportedly came forward, prompting the police to take action against Farooq, who owns a media production and distribution company. The news agency reported that the siblings were initially hesitant to speak out, however, on they later decided to come forward after the FIR was filed based on Saleem's complaint. The siblings are residents of the impoverished Ranchore Lines area. The FIR filed in the case includes charges of issuing death threats, physical assault, harassment of a woman, and verbal abuse. In an unrelated incident, a woman belonging to the minority Hindu community in Pakistan was allegedly kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim man, her family claimed last week. The abducted woman's family has appealed to the government and authorities to recover her in Dighri area of Mirpurkhas in the southern Sindh province on Wednesday, May 28. The husband of the woman and her four children came to the offices of the Darawar Ittehad Pakistan in Mirpurkhas to plead their case, according to PTI. Shiva Kaachi, who heads an NGO which fights for the welfare and rights of minorities particularly Hindus, said the woman was kidnapped, then forcibly converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim man named Shehbaz Khashkheli.
