PANJIM, AUG 16
One Swapnesh Anant Chari, resident of Dharbandora, has lodge a complaint at the Panjim police Station against a chartered account and the IDBI Bank officials for fraudulently opening an account in his name without his knowledge.
Mr Chari in his complaint has said that an account was opened in IDBI Bank by impersonating him.
‘The impersonation has been carried out by Chartered Accountant Suhas Manur, who filed my returns for the assessment year 2004 – 2005,’ Chari said adding ‘…as Mr Mamur had access to a photocopy of my PAN Card and with malafide intention opened this account (No 546104000016621) in this bank (IDBI Bank, Panjim Branch) to convert black money or ill gotten money from illegal activity and sought to use this account for money laundering purposes.’
Chari further said that the CA managed this impersonation by providing a photograph of an unknown person and fake signature ‘thereby clearly establishing his malafide intention of cheating me and the bank.’
‘This impersonation was possible due to the direct support extended to Manur by Malcom Mascarenhas, an officer of the Bank and Jayesh Gawas, employee of the bank, who despite having knowledge of the malafide intention of the CA collaborated and encouraged the process,’ the complainant said.
He said Mascarenhas has endorsed the photocopy of the Pan Card provided and stated that he has verified the same with the original and put his signature against the endorsement although the original Pan Card was in his (Chari’s) possession while ‘Jayesh Gawas signed as the witness on the declaration form although he did not know me and did not in actual effect meet the individual whose photograph has been placed on the declaration form.’
Chari said that in the fraudulent account there were transactions of over Rs one lakh.
He said that the issue came to light when he received a cheque book of IDBI bank at his residence.
‘Since I did not have an account with the Bank I was shocked to get a cheque book and I went to enquire with the bank where the whole issue came to light,’ the complainant said.
He said the Bank officials despite knowing that there was some hanky panky going on advised the complainant to solve the issue amicably with the CA and closed the account.
Not only this, the complainant said, that Mamur also opened account in Central Bank of India, Mapusa also by impersonating him.
