Rs 14.26 lakh transferred illegally from firm's a/c

AHMEDABAD: A city-based businessman has filed a complaint with the cyber cell of city's crime branch alleging illegal transfer of Rs 14.26 lakh from his firm's bank account to five different bank accounts across the country. Police have launched an investigation and have acquired financial documents related to the case. More than Rs 5 lakh of the transferred money has been recovered by the police.
Police said Sameer Patel, 49, a resident of Bodakdev, owns a firm near Ellisbridge. The firm's corporate account is with a bank in Vastrapur. "In his complaint, Patel has said that much thinking had gone into planning the fraud. In January, his mobile connection was discontinued. When he enquired with the mobile company, he was told that they had received a written application for it on his company's letterhead. It was at the same time that the illegal transfer had taken place. Clearly, the accused did not want Patel to know about the transfers for at least a few days," said a cyber cell official.
Patel has named holders of accounts in various banks located in Mumbai, Jamnagar, Delhi, and Chhindwada in Madhya Pradesh.