Fraudulent Withdrawal Of Money from Rtd. Judge's Account- "Police Not Serious To Control Such Fraudulent Activities": Allahabad High Court

Hearing a matter wherein money was fraudulently withdrawal from the bank account of a Judge (retired), High Court, the Allahabad High Court observed that the police authorities are not making serious efforts in controlling these types of fraudulent activities. 

The Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav expressed its displeasure "with the efforts being made by the police authorities with regard to fraudulent withdrawal of money prevailing around the district as well as the state level".

With this, the Superintendent of Police (Cyber Cell) Lucknow was directed to file his personal affidavit mentioning therein the number of F.I.R.s registered around the State of U.P. within a year, the current status/progress of investigation, the amount of fraudulent withdrawals, the money recovered to the victim and the efforts being made to control these type of fraudulent activities.

Also, the Superintendent of Police (Crime / Cyber Cell) Prayagraj, Station House Officer / Investigating Officer, Police Station Cant, District Prayagraj, Station House Officer, Cyber Thana were also directed to provide a complete chart mentioning therein number of F.I.R.s registered in the Prayagraj District, the current status of the investigation, the amount of fraudulent withdrawals, the amount recovered to the victim and the efforts being made to control this type of forgery.

It may be noted that during the course of the last hearing in the matter, the Court had made a query to the police officers of different ranks about the status of the investigation being carried out by them in such type of fraudulent withdrawals.

Regarding the case of the Ex-High Court, it was also informed by him that four persons have been arrested in connection with this case and against two persons warrant has been issued by the court concerned.

Case title - Neeraj Mandal @ Rakesh v. State of U.P

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