Daijiworld Media Network

Delhi, Jun 8: A strange case of identity theft has surfaced in Delhi. A 49 year old woman has been arrested in this accord. She has been accused of withdrawing over Rs 3.6 lac through forgery according to the Delhi police.

The complainant is a resident of Vipin Garden in Dwarka’s Uttam Nagar. She claimed that there was a major transaction carried out on her account number. On further enquiry with the bank, she was informed about the withdrawals made. Over Rs 3.6 lac was withdrawn through cheques and ATM cards which she never claimed to have received according to the senior officer.

It appears that the woman had applied for a cheque book and an ATM card in February but never received any courier from the bank, according to the police.

The investigation led the police to the courier boy who had delivered the documents. The confusion occurred because the accused in the case had the same name and address, DCP Anto Alphonse said.

The accused was apprehended earlier this week when she approached the bank. Once she faced interrogation she soon detailed her crime. She said that she moved into a rented accommodation over one-and-a-half years ago and admitted to knowing the signature of the victim which was in Hindi. She also said to have perfected it over a period of time once she received the cheque book. The accused also managed to change the mobile number associated with the victim’s account, Alphonse said.

This crime spree began when the accused drew a cheque of Rs 50,000 for the first time. Seeing that it got clearance she went ahead and did four more withdrawals.

Then she went ahead and withdrew Rs 97,000 with the help of an ATM card. Out of which she spent over Rs 15,000 in shopping.

The police have managed to recover the entire amount. It is said that the accused had remitted the entire sum back into the account. The cheque book and an ATM card were also recovered successfully.