Palakkad : With arrest of Hindu Bank chairperson over duping depositors, more BJP, RSS leaders are likely to be booked, said sources. Suresh Krishna, the Hindustan Development Bank(HDB) chair was arrested recently following complaints lodged by customers who lost large sums deposited with the bank.
There are presently 3 complaints against Suresh Babu at Cherpulassery police station. More details on the fraud would be known only after questioning him in detail, said police. The bank’s Board comprises RSS-BJP members. Any money deal can be effected if just three of the 9-member Board lends approval. Even so, according to Sureshkrishna, all nine members are responsible for all transactions done in the scam. Cherupullassery staion CI, M Sujith has petitioned for court consent to have Sureshkrishna in custody.
At he BJP Mandala Committee meeting, criticism was rife implying role of more BJP leaders in the fraud. Incidentally, most of the deposits were collected from BJP supporters. At the meeting, some members slammed the bank fraud, likening it to Fashion Jewelry scam that originated from Muslim League leadership in Kasaragod. Following outbursts, State General Secretary MT Ramesh arrived in the area to probe the matter and subsequently indicated his hunch on a conspiracy behind the neat fraud. Interestingly, , the district leadership is yet to respond on all the developments.
