Faridkot, July 18
Nearly two years after Punjab National Bank accused Harinderjit Samra, a former chairman of the Faridkot Improvement Trust, and his family of cheating the bank of Rs 75 crore, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered two criminal cases against the SAD leader, his family members and some business associates. The loan was raised to set up a rice mill at Lambi in Muktsar.
As per the FIR, Samra, his two sons Sukhveer Samra and Rajveer Samra, wife Bhupinder Kaur and Malkiat Singh of Faridkot cheated the bank by raising a loan of around Rs 75 crore on the basis of securities. However, the accused disposed of these securities without informing the bank.
The CBI has booked 12 other persons who stand guarantee to the bank and nominated 14 officials of the PNB as accused for their alleged connivance with the accused.
The CBI alleged that the accused transferred ownership of properties in the name of other family members to avoid loan liabilities as there was no restriction or entry in the revenue record regarding the transfer of properties.
The bank wrote to the CBI that as primary securities were missing, recovery from collateral securities would be possible to the tune of Rs 23 crore against the outstanding amount of Rs 75 crore. — TNS
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