Forger cheats SBS of Rs. 2 lakh, lands behind bars

GANGTOK, 20 March: One person has been arrested by the West District police on charges of fraud in connection with a Rs. 2 lakh cheat he allegedly played on the State Bank of Sikkim. The complaint was filed with the Soreong police station by the Soreong Block Development Officer, Som Nath Adhikari against one KB Gurung of Mendu Goan, West Sikkim falling under Soreong police jurisdiction.
The incident dates almost a year to February 2011, when the accused, KB Gurung, fraudulently misappropriated the Panchayati Raj Institution funds of the BDO office. As per reports, the accused had tampered with a PRI cheque of Rs. 25,000 and converted it to show Rs. 2,25,000. The cheque was then encashed from the SBS by copying the signature of the Soreong BDO and also using the stamp of the Block Development Office. After thoroughly examining the witnesses and the evidence at hand, the police, on 19 March, took the accused into custody and also seized various articles from his possession.