IMPHAL, Sep 4: Chandel District Ex-servicemen’s Association has once again charged the branch manager, State Bank of India Chakpikarong operating from Kakching for defrauding some bank accounts belonging to Army pensioners.
According to a press communique of the Association, there have been many irregularities in terms of transfering of accounts, unauthorised closure of bank accounts and force encentive imposed upon the Army pensioners by the branch manager of SBI Chakpikarong.
The statement disclosing facts and circumstances of different fraudulant activities committed by the said branch manager, mentioned that the balances of A/C No. 11860743467, A/C No. 11860755869 belonging to army pensioners were found fraudulantly transfered to A/C No. 30644212885 belonging to one Chitrabhon Singh, without the knowledge and consent of the pensioners.
Further it alledged that the bank A/C No. 11860745409 of Lh Anghlung, Army pensioner was found closed on February this year without the knowledge and concent of the customer and account balance amounting Rs. 7,333 was pocketed by the very branch manager. To this effect Lh Anghlung was compelled to open a fresh account with the same bank on April 4 this year for the purpose of drawing his pension as he has not recieved pension since February to August. 2009 and the matter has already reported to Pension Adalat, Allahabad.
The statement further charged that at the time of payment of pension, all the Army pensioners were made compulsary contribution of Rs 100 per head per month as incentive. Above this there were many cases that, in absence of pensioner (S) in the bank premises, pensions are withrawn by way of forging their signatures and thereafter the amounts are distributed house to house of the pensioners after deduction of certain amount not less than Rs 300 per head.
The statement also mentioned that a sum of Rs. 15,000 belonging to late Ws Solomon Anal was found withrawn by way of forging the signature of the deceased pensioner on June 30 last being pensions for the three months. In the meantime after deducting Rs. 1000 a sum of Rs. 14,000 was handed over to the mother of the deceased pensioner at her residence by the bank staff.
However, the amount was returned to the bank staff with a direction that the amount should be deposited in the account without further delay for the reason that the pensioner is already dead and the dead cannot go to the bank and withraw his pension. While updating the pass book on August 31 last month it was found that the said amount Rs 15,000 have not be deposited, therefore, SBI Chakpikarong branch operating at Kakching is a wonderful bank where dead can also draw money from his account the statement added.
Further, it is charged that the bank manager of the said bank has refused to paid the pensions for the last month to one of the pensioner identified as Hav Py Runhring who is an account holder, without giving any reason.
Considering all this malpractices committed at SBI Chakpikarong branch operating from Kakching the ex-servicemen’s assocition, Chandel assumbed and claimed that the very bank could have been averted and further drawn the state chief minister for providing adequade security guards for SBI Chakpikarong branch and made it operate at Chakpikarong sub-division head quarter in order to ease the grievances facing by the pensioners and public of the areas.
The statement also further mentioned that, since so called SBI Chakpikarong branch is covered by core banking facilities and above charges of many malpractices can be confirmed from day to day transaction records of the bank from the computer which the bank is using and warned the manager of the very bank not to provoke the sleeping dog, less ligitation against his corruption shall be lodged in the competent court and consequences shall be graved, the statement added.
According to a press communique of the Association, there have been many irregularities in terms of transfering of accounts, unauthorised closure of bank accounts and force encentive imposed upon the Army pensioners by the branch manager of SBI Chakpikarong.
The statement disclosing facts and circumstances of different fraudulant activities committed by the said branch manager, mentioned that the balances of A/C No. 11860743467, A/C No. 11860755869 belonging to army pensioners were found fraudulantly transfered to A/C No. 30644212885 belonging to one Chitrabhon Singh, without the knowledge and consent of the pensioners.
Further it alledged that the bank A/C No. 11860745409 of Lh Anghlung, Army pensioner was found closed on February this year without the knowledge and concent of the customer and account balance amounting Rs. 7,333 was pocketed by the very branch manager. To this effect Lh Anghlung was compelled to open a fresh account with the same bank on April 4 this year for the purpose of drawing his pension as he has not recieved pension since February to August. 2009 and the matter has already reported to Pension Adalat, Allahabad.
The statement further charged that at the time of payment of pension, all the Army pensioners were made compulsary contribution of Rs 100 per head per month as incentive. Above this there were many cases that, in absence of pensioner (S) in the bank premises, pensions are withrawn by way of forging their signatures and thereafter the amounts are distributed house to house of the pensioners after deduction of certain amount not less than Rs 300 per head.
The statement also mentioned that a sum of Rs. 15,000 belonging to late Ws Solomon Anal was found withrawn by way of forging the signature of the deceased pensioner on June 30 last being pensions for the three months. In the meantime after deducting Rs. 1000 a sum of Rs. 14,000 was handed over to the mother of the deceased pensioner at her residence by the bank staff.
However, the amount was returned to the bank staff with a direction that the amount should be deposited in the account without further delay for the reason that the pensioner is already dead and the dead cannot go to the bank and withraw his pension. While updating the pass book on August 31 last month it was found that the said amount Rs 15,000 have not be deposited, therefore, SBI Chakpikarong branch operating at Kakching is a wonderful bank where dead can also draw money from his account the statement added.
Further, it is charged that the bank manager of the said bank has refused to paid the pensions for the last month to one of the pensioner identified as Hav Py Runhring who is an account holder, without giving any reason.
Considering all this malpractices committed at SBI Chakpikarong branch operating from Kakching the ex-servicemen’s assocition, Chandel assumbed and claimed that the very bank could have been averted and further drawn the state chief minister for providing adequade security guards for SBI Chakpikarong branch and made it operate at Chakpikarong sub-division head quarter in order to ease the grievances facing by the pensioners and public of the areas.
The statement also further mentioned that, since so called SBI Chakpikarong branch is covered by core banking facilities and above charges of many malpractices can be confirmed from day to day transaction records of the bank from the computer which the bank is using and warned the manager of the very bank not to provoke the sleeping dog, less ligitation against his corruption shall be lodged in the competent court and consequences shall be graved, the statement added.
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