Justice Delivered: CBI Court Convicts Laxman Singh Rawat and Five Others in Bank Fraud
(By Syed Ali Taher Abedi)
Dehradun September,30,2025-The CBI Court, Dehradun, on 29.09.2025, has convicted and sentenced Laxman Singh Rawat, the then Manager, Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, Dehradun to Two Years Imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 15,000 and 05 private persons namely, Makan Singh Negi, Kalam Singh Negi, Sanjay Kumar, R.C. Arya and Meena Arya to One Year Imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000/- each, in a bank fraud case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) instituted the present proceedings on 24.02.2010 pursuant to a written complaint lodged by the Chief Manager (Vigilance), Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, Head Office, Dehradun. The complaint named Laxman Singh Rawat, then serving as Manager of the Prem Nagar Branch, Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, along with five other private individuals, as accused in a case of financial misappropriation. It was alleged that Mr. Rawat unlawfully initiated a debit transaction amounting to ₹1,23,49,842/- from the Head Office account and subsequently credited the said amount to six distinct loan accounts held by private persons/entities, thereby causing wrongful loss to the bank and corresponding gain to the beneficiaries.
After investigation, CBI filed charge sheet on 01.04.2011 against the accused Laxman Singh Rawat, the then Manager, Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, Dehradun and 05 private persons.
Ld. Court of Spl. Judge, CBI, Dehradun framed charges against all the 06-charge sheeted accused persons. The Hon’ble Court, after the trial, convicted and sentenced all the 6 accused accordingly.
