Attempt to siphon Rs5.25m from education board thwarted
Bank staff foiled an alleged attempt to fraudulently withdraw Rs5.245 million from the Rawalpindi education board. Police have arrested Qurratul Ain, who was sent to jail on judicial remand.
RAWALPINDI: A suspected attempt to fraudulently withdraw Rs5.245 million from the Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education was stopped after bank staff flagged forged paperwork and alerted the authorities.
Police arrested a woman identified as Qurratul Ain, who has been sent to jail on judicial remand as the investigation continues.
In the case registered through an FIR, the woman went to a bank to obtain a demand draft in the name of the Rawalpindi education board and produced a letter that appeared to authorise the payment. Bank officials noticed a mistake in the amount written on the document and asked her to get it corrected.
She returned shortly afterwards with another letter, but the revised paperwork raised further suspicion. The bank then contacted the relevant office of the education board for verification, which confirmed that the document was forged.
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