Mangalore, Jul 17: City-based advocate A C Jayaraj and his fellow associates have been accused of handing over counterfeit documents to a bank in a case of forgery.
A case has been filed against the advocate for submitting counterfeit documents to the Kankanady branch of a bank for collecting insurance money. The counterfeit documents were allegedly prepared using forged signatures and seals of the city sessions judge.
After the bank officials realised that the documents submitted by the advocate bore forged signatures and seals of judges, it was brought to the notice of the court, which ordered that a criminal complaint against the advocate and his associates involved in the forgery.
Based on the complaint lodged by officials of the sessions court, a case has been filed in Bunder police station in this regard, and the police are investigating the matter.
It is said that the concerned advocate usually rendered legal advice to clients in cases dealing with motor accidents and claiming motor insurance. With regard to settlement of insurance money from the banks, certified documents had to be submitted to the bank as prescribed by the court.
Following the approval of the documents, the insurance is released by the bank to the recipients.
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