Mathura: The wife of slain soldier Lance Naik Hemraj was duped of Rs 10 lakh on Friday in the presence of her brother-in-law and a relative near a petrol pump in the outskirts of Kosi town area. In her complaint, Dharmvati, the widow of Hemraj said that one Amit Kumar, who claimed that he was an Army officer and sent by the Army Headquarters, approached her at her native Shernagar village on Friday morning.
According to the complaint, Amit advised Dharmvati to keep the relief packages provided to her in different banks. On his advise, she agreed to withdraw Rs 20 lakh from SBI Chhatta branch. Accompanied by brother-in-law Bhagwan Singh, uncle Gajendra Singh and Amit, Dharmvati reached the SBI Chhatta branch. "Rs 20 lakh were withdrawn from the bank, out of which a fixed deposit of Rs 10 lakh was made in the same branch in favour of my daughter Shivani, whereas we planned to deposit the remaining Rs 10 lakh in a bank in nearby Bukharari village," she told police.
Dharmvati claimed that she was seated on Amit's motorcycle, whereas her brother-in-law and uncle were on an another motorcycle. In the complaint, she mentioned that Rs 10 lakh were kept in Amit's bag. Thereafter, all four proceeded towards Bukharari village. "Amit stopped his motorcycle at a petrol pump near Sonu Monu Dhaba at the outskirt of Kosi town, pretending that he had to take petrol for his bike," she said.
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