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Bowenpally SI defies DCP’s order
The investigation of a cheating case registered by the Bowenpally police in the North Zone limits is a classic example of how some police officials protect their own. In this case, one of the main accused, a retired bank manager identified as Rajasekhar Prasad was not arrested even after Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, B Sumathi directed the police officer to arrest the accused immediat
Hyderabad: The investigation of a cheating case registered by the Bowenpally police in the North Zone limits is a classic example of how some police officials protect their own. In this case, one of the main accused, a retired bank manager identified as Rajasekhar Prasad was not arrested even after Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, B Sumathi directed the police officer to arrest the accused immediately.
The reason stands simple that the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Begumpet, S Ranga Rao wants the manager to be protected for reasons best known to him. According to the documents available with The Hans India, Rajasekhar Prasad, the then branch manager of SBH, Yakutpura branch notified the five other accused Narsimha Murthy, Srikanth Chary, Manoj Kumar, Suresh Chary and Sudhakar Chary, who were his friends, that he would instruct the field officer to recommend the release of the loan and advised them to forge signatures of the actual owner.
The accused had the original property documents of the victim in their custody. Accordingly, Narsimha Murthy impersonated as the original owner Narsimhulu in the application and mortgage deeds based on which Rajasekhar sanctioned a loan of Rs 2.5 lakh in 2003.
Documents show that Rajasekhar took Rs 1 lakh as his share and gave Rs 1.80 lakh to the five accused to be shared amongst them. Subsequently, the loan account was declared as NPA (non-performing asset) and the bank auctioned it off as the amount was not repaid by the fraudsters.
The actual owner was unaware of all these transgressions until 2013. The ex-serviceman immediately approached the police and filed a case against Manoj Kumar and other unknown accused as soon as he came to know about the fraud.
During the investigation, the roles played by all the accused came to light but the bank manager was not arrested as the ACP, Begumpet instructed the investigation officer against it. The ACP allegedly told the investigation officer to explore all possibilities to protect the bank manager.
When the matter was brought to the notice of the DCP, she directed the Sub-Inspector of Police, Naresh on 4th February arrest the accused bank manager immediately. However, even after 20 days, the accused is not arrested. On being asked about the progress in the matter, Naresh told The Hans India that he has written a letter to the bank to ascertain, for a second time, the role of the Bank Manager in sanctioning the loan.
When pointed out that the bank has already given a letter to the investigation officer on 5th July, 2016, making it clear that the overall responsibility lies with the branch manager, Naresh said that the letter was addressed to the previous investigation officer, who has been transferred, and that he wanted a fresh letter addressed to him.
