By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 03rd
July:- Officials at the loan
division of the State Bank of India, Sector 17 are under scanner in a multi
crore scam are exposed now after the intervention of Ombudsman. Bank Ombudsman
has termed this entire episode as ‘scam’, despite that bank is trying to defend
their officials and all set for putting the victim’s lady house on auction.
Victim lady is knocking all concerned departments including RBI to save her
pride.
Kapurthala based Sonia
Bawa while briefing media today at Chandigarh Press Club said way back in 2011,
she and her business partner Sukhwinder Singh formed a company – Ekam Impex in
which she hold 80 percent stake. Both applied for Rs four Crores loan in which
Kiranjit Bawa, husband of Sonia put the guarantee. Loan was approved in year
2012 in which both the partners were signatory.
Sonia Bawa had a personal
overseas trip in July 2012. Her partner, Sukhwinder cash on this opportunity
and applied for more loan amount. He made a plot with nearly half dozen of SBI
officials and put 66 marlas house (which evaluated for five crores 77 lacs
rupees) for the approval of 7.5 Crores rupees.
In September 2012,
Sukhwinder giving excuse of shifting the bank account from smaller branch to
bigger one, made signed Sonia Bawa on few documents along with fake ones, which
was part of the plot.
Sonia learnt about the
increased loan amount in March 2014 when bank served a notice to her for
non-payment. Sonia lodged the police complaint and then DGP formed a SIT for
inquiry. During the investigation, fourteen people including five bank
officials were charge sheet for this forgery.
She said all culprits were
arrested and now released on bails from various courts. Despite all, when bank
was all set for putting their house on auction, they approach towards RBI’s
Ombudsman. Authorities after thorough investigation held bank responsible and
term this as ‘scam’. Ombudsman also directed the SBI to react and take
necessary actions against the officials.
Sonia Bawa has urged from
State and Central Govt for their intervention as SBI management already had
deaf ears to Banking Ombudsman.
Whereas when tried to
contact with the senior officials of the loan branch, their mobile phones were
out of reachable.
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