Ludhiana: A woman cashier working in an auto agency has been booked for allegedly grabbing money amounting to lakhs by manipulating billing and payment records. The accused has been identified as Pooja Yadav, against whom Moti Nagar police have registered a case on the complaint of company representative Inder Mohan Pal Singh. The complainant said the accused was appointed as a cashier on Oct 8, 2025, after which she allegedly misused her position to manipulate financial records. The company audit later on revealed that the accused had generated fake and duplicate receipts and entered them into the system to show payments as received. Investigators also found that the same UTR (unique transaction reference) numbers were used multiple times, creating a false impression that funds had been credited to the company’s account.The discrepancies came to light when the management cross-checked transaction records and payment details. Following this, the company lodged a formal complaint with the police, submitting all relevant documents. ASI Sahib Kumar, investigating officer, said that a case under sections 318 (2) (cheating), 336 (2) (forgery), 338 (forgery of valuable securities, wills, or documents relating to property/money transfer), 336 (3) (forgery specifically intended for cheating), 340 (2) (using forged documents or electronic records as genuine) and 351 (2) (criminal intimidation) of BNS has been registered against the woman. Further probe is on.
