Rahul Tiwari
khelja|25-12-2024
Major action has been taken against Vinay Ojha, father of former Indian cricketer and wicketkeeper batsman Naman Ojha. Vinay Ojha has been sentenced to 7 years in prison by the court and a fine of Rs 7 lakh has also been imposed. In fact, after 11 years, the court has given its verdict in the case of embezzlement of Rs. 1.25 crore in Jaulkheda branch of Bank of Maharashtra in 2013. In this famous case, four accused have been found guilty and punished. These include Vinay Ojha, father of former Indian cricketer Naman Ojha.
Let us tell you, Naman Ojha's father Vinay Ojha was arrested in this case in the year 2022 itself. In fact, in the year 2013, bank manager Abhishek Ratnam, Vinay Ojha and others posted at Bank of Maharashtra branch Jaulkheda had together withdrawn money from the bank by creating Kisan Credit Card on the basis of fake name and photo. Then an amount of approximately Rs. 1.25 crore was withdrawn. The mastermind of this case was Abhishek Ratnam, who misused the passwords of bank officials and committed embezzlement through fake accounts.
Now, apart from Vinay Ojha, the court has also imposed 10 years of jail and a fine of Rs 80 lakh on Abhishek Ratnam. Dhanraj Pawar and Lakhan Hingwe were also sentenced to 7 years in jail and a fine of Rs 7 lakh each was imposed. Let us tell you, according to Public Prosecutor Rajesh Sable, during investigation it was found that the accused embezzled money through fake accounts using the ID and password of bank officials. Bank cashier Dinanath Rathore died during the investigation of the case. At the same time, Trainee Branch Manager Nilesh Chatrole, whose ID and password was misused, was acquitted by the court. Advocate Vishal Kodle said that the accused had committed embezzlement by opening fake accounts through agents, due to which there was a stir in the entire area.
Indian team's former wicketkeeper batsman Naman Ojha had announced his retirement in the beginning of the year 2021. During his international career, he played 1 Test, 1 ODI and 2 T20 matches for Team India. During this period, he scored 56 runs in Test, 1 run in ODI and 12 runs in T20. At the same time, in first class cricket, he has scored a total of 9753 runs with 22 centuries. In List A also, he has 4278 runs in his name, which also includes 9 centuries. Apart from this, he also scored 2972 runs in T20.