Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS/HB)

Udupi, Sep 4: A case of cheating is filed on four people for issuing cheque with fake signature and not returning the money given by the complainant.

As per details available, complainant Honnaiah Kunder (66), resident of Thottam, Badanidiyoor village in the taluk is one of the partners of Malpe Fisheries Company in which the other partners are the accused Sharath L Karkera, Anil V Salian, Umanatha G Suvarna and Subhash Mendon.

It is alleged in the complaint that the accused approached the complainant in June 2020 and asked him to lend them Rs five lac as they suffered some loss in business. The complainant accordingly gave the accused Rs five lac through his OD account with Syndicate Bank, Kemmannu branch. The accused gave two cheques against the amount given to them as loan.

When the complainant presented the cheques in bank in June 2021 it was known that the signature on the cheque does not tally with that of the account holder. The complainant has alleged that the cheques were forged in order to cheat him.

A case in this regard is filed at Malpe police station under column 420 and 34 of IPC.