Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has filed a complaint against officials of the State Bank of Mysore for allegedly refusing to return a fixed deposit of Rs. 10 crore even after the maturity of the funds.
Based on the complaint filed by the board’s Chief Finance Officer Ravi Kamalapurkar, the Upparpet police registered a case of cheating and forgery against senior officials of the bank’s Avenue Road branch. In his complaint, Mr. Kamalapurkar said that SBM officials had refused to release the amount citing the board’s outstanding loans.
Despite Mr. Kamalapurkar’s stand that the board had not taken any loan, bank officials insisted that they clear the loan first. They also produced a set of documents which claimed that the board had indeed availed itself of a loan and defaulted in payment of instalments. Upon further verification by board officials, it was found that the documents with the bank had been forged. Mr. Kamalapurkar submitted the documents to the police seeking detailed inquiry.
“We have sent the documents to the forensics laboratory for further investigation and are awaiting a report,” a senior police officer said.
Ends lifeMeanwhile, Assistant General Manager of State Bank of Mysore’s Avenue Road Branch, who was accused by the board of cheating, allegedly committed suicide.
The police said that the bank official Ramesh ended his life at his residence in R.T. Nagar on Monday.
