Summary:
Our CorrespondentFatehgarh Sahib May 6The police have registered an FIR against Navreet Singh former sarpanch Kotla Bhai Ka village and Bahadur Singh panchayat secretary for allegedly committing a fraud by withdrawing Rs 39.80 lakh from the village panchayat accounts by forging signatures of the BDPO on 31 cheques of different banks. The SSP marked an enquiry to the Bassi Pathana DSP. In his report to the SSP the DSP stated that the former sarpanch and panchayat secretary joined the probe and it was established that they in connivance passed fake resolutions on resolution register with forged signatures of panchayat members. Later they presented 31 cheques with forged signatures of the then BDPO and withdrew Rs39.80 lakh from the accounts of the Kotla Bhai Ka gram panchyat in Co-operative Bank Sado Majra and the HDFC Bank Bassi Pathana the DSP added. The SSP sent the file to the DA (Legal) for advice and after his recommendation a case was registered against the suspects under Sections 409 420 465 467 468 471 and 120B IPC and the PC Act 13(2) for allegedly committing fraud..