Caught for forgery, man sprays chemical on bank manager, held
Tampered With Stolen Cheque Using Pen: Cops
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 04.02.2019
A man, who tried to escape from a bank on Anna Salai by spraying a chemical on the bank manager who caught his forgery of a cheque, has been arrested. His accomplice escaped.
Police said manager Rajavelu, 56 was at the bank on Saturday around 12.30pm, when Venkatesh, 30, a native of Bengaluru, and his friend Rajiv Shetty came with a bearer cheque for ₹96,500. It was signed on behalf of LIC, which has been issuing such cheques for a courier company.
“Usually the cheques are for a smaller amount. The manager turned suspicious seeing the big amount and took a close look at it,” said an investigating officer.
When the manager questioned the men, Venkatesh pulled out a chemical from his pocket and sprayed it on Rajavelu’s face. Rajavelu couldn’t open his eyes, but he raised the alarm, attracting the attention of some bank employees and customers.
Chased by a group, Venkatesh and Rajiv ran out and got on to their scooter and tried to escape. In a panic, they collided with another biker and fell. While Rajiv took to his heels, the bank employees and customers caught Venkatesh and handed him over to police.
“The other biker didn’t know what was happening,” said a police officer. “He kept complaining about rash driving by the other biker.” He said the bank manager grew suspicious since he knew that the firm that issued that cheque had entered a smaller sum. “He had stolen the cheque from the courier company and overwritten using a ball point pen. It was a shoddy job,” said the officer. Police have recovered eight more cheques from Venkatesh, who doesn’t have a criminal history.
A magistrate court remanded Venkatesh in judicial custody. Police have launched a hunt for Rajiv using CCTV camera footage collected from the bank.
“Venkatesh told us that Rajiv had hatched the plan. We’ve booked him for cheating, robbery and assault,” the officer said.
When bank manager Rajavelu questioned the men, Venkatesh pulled out a chemical from his pocket and sprayed it on Rajavelu’s face. Rajavelu couldn’t open his eyes, but he raised the alarm
Tampered With Stolen Cheque Using Pen: Cops
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 04.02.2019
A man, who tried to escape from a bank on Anna Salai by spraying a chemical on the bank manager who caught his forgery of a cheque, has been arrested. His accomplice escaped.
Police said manager Rajavelu, 56 was at the bank on Saturday around 12.30pm, when Venkatesh, 30, a native of Bengaluru, and his friend Rajiv Shetty came with a bearer cheque for ₹96,500. It was signed on behalf of LIC, which has been issuing such cheques for a courier company.
“Usually the cheques are for a smaller amount. The manager turned suspicious seeing the big amount and took a close look at it,” said an investigating officer.
When the manager questioned the men, Venkatesh pulled out a chemical from his pocket and sprayed it on Rajavelu’s face. Rajavelu couldn’t open his eyes, but he raised the alarm, attracting the attention of some bank employees and customers.
Chased by a group, Venkatesh and Rajiv ran out and got on to their scooter and tried to escape. In a panic, they collided with another biker and fell. While Rajiv took to his heels, the bank employees and customers caught Venkatesh and handed him over to police.
“The other biker didn’t know what was happening,” said a police officer. “He kept complaining about rash driving by the other biker.” He said the bank manager grew suspicious since he knew that the firm that issued that cheque had entered a smaller sum. “He had stolen the cheque from the courier company and overwritten using a ball point pen. It was a shoddy job,” said the officer. Police have recovered eight more cheques from Venkatesh, who doesn’t have a criminal history.
A magistrate court remanded Venkatesh in judicial custody. Police have launched a hunt for Rajiv using CCTV camera footage collected from the bank.
“Venkatesh told us that Rajiv had hatched the plan. We’ve booked him for cheating, robbery and assault,” the officer said.
When bank manager Rajavelu questioned the men, Venkatesh pulled out a chemical from his pocket and sprayed it on Rajavelu’s face. Rajavelu couldn’t open his eyes, but he raised the alarm
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