The Central Crime Branch(CCB) of Greater Chennai City Police has launched a hunt to nab a Secunderabad woman who was allegedly involved in attempting to defraud a nationalised bank to the tune of Rs 500 crore by presenting cheques in 2009. A court also has declared her a proclaimed offender.
She and her associate were arrested by North Beach police following a complaint from the bank manager in 2010 and later they came out on bail. After this, she continued to evade the police and court proceedings since 2013.
According to the police, the case was registered by North Beach Police based on a complaint from K.Devanathan, then Chief Manager of Central Bank of India, main branch, Second Lane Beach, Chennai. The complainant alleged that on January, 4, 2010, one Grace krolin, 60, from Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh accompanied by one Joshuva, 48 of Chennai produced a letter which was allegedly from Central Bank of India, Sunder Nager, Mumbai and also cheques drawn in favour of a private firm. She wanted to encash the cheques for the total amount of Rs 500 crore. However, the bank officer asked her to come the next day. In the meantime, the officers of the bank contacted their counterparts in Sunder Nagar branch who also confirmed that the letter was fake and it was an attempt to defraud the bank.
