Bengaluru Woman Accuses Navi Mumbai Resident of Fraudulently Withdrawing Rs 30 Lakh from Late Husband’s Account
Navi Mumbai, 29th June 2024: A 56-year-old woman from Bengaluru has filed a complaint accusing a resident of Navi Mumbai of fraudulently withdrawing Rs 30 lakh from her late husband’s bank account, a police official disclosed on Saturday. The woman stated that she had relocated from Navi Mumbai to Bengaluru due to her husband’s alcohol dependency. Her husband had previously held a senior position in a public sector oil marketing company and opted for voluntary retirement in 2020.
According to the police report, the accused, identified as Amit Sudhir Singh, had been managing her estranged husband’s affairs on a daily basis. As per the FIR, Singh informed the woman in November 2023 about her husband’s severe illness and subsequent hospitalization. Shortly after, her husband passed away. When the woman requested her husband’s belongings from Singh, he allegedly evaded her inquiries.
The woman further alleged that upon visiting her husband’s bank, she discovered that Singh had withdrawn Rs 30 lakh from his account shortly after his demise. She claimed that Singh had access to her husband’s bank details and had been handling financial transactions on his behalf.
The police official noted that the woman did not specify the reason for reporting the incident to the police after a considerable delay.
Based on her complaint, the Kharghar police station registered a case against Singh under sections 404 (dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.
