Man booked for being a witness in opening 9 bank accounts
NEW DELHI: A man, who had claimed that his name had been used as a witness to open nine bank accounts in a cooperative bank post demonitisation, has been booked for cheating and forgery.
The accused, Vinay Jain, who had reported that he was a bank member in the FIR, had told the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central), that his name has been used as a witness to open nine accounts at Jain Cooperative Bank in Daryaganj without his knowledge.
Around Rs 9 lakh in demonetised currency was deposited in these accounts and close to Rs 2 lakh was withdrawn, a police officer said.
A case under Sections 420 (cheating), 471 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 120B (punishment of criminal conspiracy) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of IPC has been registered and probe has been initiated in the matter, police said.
A notice has been sent to the bank to share documents which were submitted to open these accounts. Bank officials who had helped in opening these accounts have also been served notices to join the probe, a senior police officer said. NEW DELHI: The Environment Department of Delhi government has on Thursday claimed that the analysis of the data of different pollutants show that levels of PM10 and PM2.5 is showing a decreasing trend and there is improvement in the ambient air quality. The department was apprising the Environment Minister Imran Hussain about the status of existing ambient air quality during a review meeting.
On the occasion, the minister was informed that the air quality in Delhi specially during the winter is influenced by multiple factors such as meteorological parameters such as wind speed, wind direction, humidity and solar index. The minister enquired about the status of directions given to various departments on the levels of PM2.5 and PM10 around Anand Vihar and Punjabi Bagh area.
He had asked the DDA, NDMC, North MCD, South MCD, East MCD, PWD, Transport Department, Revenue Department, Delhi Traffic Police and Delhi Cantonment Board to