
The Chandigarh branch of Andhra Bank has filed a complaint with the police, after which seven UT-based firms were booked on Thursday for cheating the bank of Rs 1.04 crore.
The bank management, in their complaint, have accused the firms of obtaining a loan of Rs 1.04 crore from it on the basis of forged and fake documents.
The firms that were booked were identified as Preeti Textiles, Industrial Area, Sector 82, Mohali; Punjab Traders Ludhiana; Aarti Textiles, Sector-13, Karnal; Karachi Bakery, Industrial Area, Sector 82, Mohali; Global Enterprises, Industrial Area, Sector 82, Mohali; M/s Adorn Communications, Sector-45, Burail; Kusum Textiles, Ludhiana; and Naveen Cloth Merchants, Phase-10, Mohali.
Police said that a complaint against the firms was lodged by the branch manager of Andhra Bank, phase-1, Industrial Area, Deepak Kumar. Investigators added that the alleged firms had obtained the loan one-and-half-years ago.
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The documents submitted by them were found to be fake and forged during the internal survey/audit of the bank. The case against them was registered at the Industrial Area police station.
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