Mason's Jan Dhan a/c misused for money-laundering in Mathura

A mason's Jan Dhan account has been credited with Rs 25 lakh rupees through an unknown transaction following which the bank officials seized the ATM and Passbook of the account holder. From the past three months, his account is being misused for illegal transactions giving way to money-laundering.

Mathura: A case of money laundering in a Jan Dhan account has come into light in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura where a huge amount of Rs 25 lakh has been transferred to the account of a mason. On getting informed, Bhim Singh has registered an FIR in the police station against the unknown person.

Bhim Singh's Passbook

As soon as the amount was credited to his account on August 26, Bhim Singh, who is a resident of Jajan Patti, was called by the bank officials and they seized his ATM and passbook after quizzing him.

Bhim Singh

After making entry into his passbook, it was revealed that multiple transactions have been done through his account and lakhs of rupees were transferred without his knowledge in the past three months.

Singh's Jan Dhan account was opened in the SBI Bank in 2014.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.

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