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This is an archive article published on December 8, 2023
Gurgaon bizman’s ‘trusted’ accountant cheats him of Rs 1.85 crore, booked
The businessman said he had trusted his accountant as he had been working for him for 10-12 years and his performance was satisfactory.
In a complaint to the DCP (EOW), Singh, a South City 1 resident, said Jain had won his confidence as he had been working for him for 10-12 years and his performance was satisfactory. (Representational)
An accountant in Gurgaon has been booked for cheating his employer of Rs 1.85 crore, police said.
According to the police, the ‘trusted’ accountant allegedly made businessman, Kamal Bir Singh, and his son sign 19 cheques worth Rs 1.83 crore which was transferred to the accounts of the accused Manish Kumar Jain and his wife in January 2022.
In a complaint to the DCP (EOW), Singh, a South City 1 resident, said Jain had won his confidence as he had been working for him for 10-12 years and his performance was satisfactory.
“Jain threatened me that if I do not forget about his fraud and do not stop demanding back the money, this cheque would be used to implicate me in a false case,” he said in the complaint.
“He used to visit the bank(s), keep and maintain account(s), maintain the bank and tax-related correspondences, maintain the operation of all business and personal accounts and make and disburse the cheques. Hence, important documents, records and cheque books and cheques were in his possession. During the course of normal work, he used to get cheques signed by me,” he stated in the complaint.
The businessman told The Indian Express that when he left for Australia in 2014 his neighbour Tilek R Anand allegedly sneaked into his office and stole a blank unsigned cheque.
“In 2023, they tried to encash it by filling Rs 23 lakh, but it bounced, which is when I got to know that Manish and Anand are working together,” he said.
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He alleged that the cheque was presented for clearance by Tilek R Anand and thus an attempt to misappropriate my funds was made. “According to enquiries made by me, there have been multiple cash and other bank transactions between Manish Kumar Jain and Tilek R. Anand,” Singh said in the complaint.
Following the complaint lodged in June, the police on December 6 registered a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 380 (theft), 384 (extortion), and 120B (criminal conspiracy) at sector 40 station.
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