HSR firm cheated of Rs 32 lakh by company director in collusion with bankers

A curious case has risen to the surface in Sector 2. A firm was allegedly defrauded of Rs 32 lakh by the company director in collusion with bank officials.

According to the complaint lodged with HSR Layout police station on June 17, 2019, the alleged crime took place between June 13 and June 17, 2019 at V2 Care Facilities and Outsource Pvt Ltd based out of 19th Main, 25th Cross.

According to the victim JP Veeresh, Vijay Kumar JM and he were directors of V2 that provided services in housekeeping, securities, facilities management and contract management. The firm had accounts with three banks. To facilitate easier payments to their employees, Vijay Kumar was given net banking facility for the Indian Bank and ICICI Bank accounts.

On June 12, 2019, Vijay Kumar allegedly demanded Rs 50 lakh in Veeresh’s chamber. When Veeresh said that the firm did not have so much money, Vijay allegedly mouthed expletives and threatened to spoil the name of the company.

Suspecting foul play, Veeresh immediately sent a letter on June 12, 2019 to Indian Bank and ICICI to suspend net banking facilities. While Indian Bank officials obliged, the ICICI bank did not and instead transferred Rs 32 lakh into Vijay Kumar’s account. This was despite Veeresh meeting ICICI bank branch manager (BTM Layout) Manish Singh and Deputy Manager Shishir Adhyapak, who are the co-accused in the police complaint for facilitating the alleged fraud.