By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Violet Phawa, an employee with the State fisheries department has been duped by one Kunti Limbu – who borrowed Rs11 lakh from her but never returned the same as per a promissory note.
Phawa, who was introduced to Limbu by a close friend, mortgaged her piece of land at Mawdiangdiang in the city’s outskirts to help Limbu with the said amount.
Limbu, the Director of Rajeev Gandhi Computer Training Centre and Nursery Teacher Training Academy located at Temple Road, Upper Lachaumiere through her promissory note dated January 29, 2013 in the letterhead of Rajeev Gandhi Computer Saksharta Mission (RGCSM), an authorized study centre (code: MG-011) and an autonomous institution registered under the Society and Public Trust Act, Government of India, NCT, New Delhi had stated that she promised to pay the amount of Rs 11lakh which she had taken from Violet Phawa, resident of Jowai, on July 15, 2012.
Limbu had also promised in her note that she would pay Phawa part payment of the loan amount by April, 2013 and the entire loan amount on or before the month of August, 2013. The RGCSM is headquartered in Kota, Rajasthan.
However, Phawa’s repeated pleas in personal visits, telephone calls, SMSs were never returned by her and Phawa alleged that Limbu rather threatened her with dire consequences as she has connections with higher ups.
“Limbu, a mother of two, had even changed her mobile number several times in the past,” said Phawa. An FIR 42(6)2013 was later filed at Rynjah PS following which Limbu was arrested on June 17, 2013 and booked u/s 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation).
It is learnt that Limbu is now admitted in a city based hospital on health grounds. She had earlier issued a Cheque No. 095799 dated February 14, 2013 of Vijaya Bank (Nonghtymmai branch) for Rs2,50,000 to Phawa but when she deposited the same to her Axis Bank A/c at Jowai the said cheque was returned to her.
The Vijaya Bank memorandum signed by its branch manager dated April 25, 2013 addressed to Axix Bank Ltd. reasons that Limbu had insufficient fund in her account for which the cheque bounced.
Phawa also came to know from police sources and other people after filing her FIR that Limbu is a habitual borrower of money and defaulter.
“She often threats people when the time for repayment approaches,” alleged Phawa who was accompanied by her lawyer. Phawa said that Limbu promised 15% interest on the loan amount she borrowed from her on repayment but she neither returned the interest nor a single pie of the loan amount.
At the same time, she is wary about her land which she has mortgaged to a private person with 15% interest accrual.