KL Desk
Srinagar
Recovery team of Jammu and Kashmir Bank was forced to flee when gun was aimed at them. A local news agency KNS reported that the Silver Star owner Mir Manzoor Gazenfer aimed gun at the recovery team of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, forcing them to flee from the spot. Police filed an FIR against the Manzoor
Manzoor who also owns two other companies – Haji Safder Mir & Sons and Tehran Motors- had borrowed a loan to the tone of nearly 8 crore rupees from JK bank’s Air cargo branch almost 8 years back. However KNS reports that Mir did not show any urgency in reimbursement and consequently was declared “willfull defaulter”.
The accused, according to sources was served with notices several times, however he failed to pay the dues and installments.
“Finally our team led by Branch Manager Air cargo, Shabir Ahmad Malik drove down to Mir’s Pandrethan residence on Tuesday where the entire team was targetted by Gazenfer”, a senior Bank officer told KNS, adding that Mir did not only misbehave but also aimed his gun at the team. “Mir was overpowered by the women of the family before he could press the trigger”, claimed Bank officials.
They said that the team then returned back and informed police about the incident, which later lodged an FIR vide no.108/2012 under Arms Act 7/25 at police station Pandrethan against him.
The J&K Bank Management has condemned the act. “Such cowardly acts cannot be tolerated”, a senior Bank officer told KNS over phone, adding that displaying weapon can not deter bank from recovering loans from “willful defaulters” like the Silver Star Owner.
Pertinently Silver Star had recently been in news after its 2 employees were killed in a shoot out, when militants opened fire near the hotel and then reportedly tried to force their way into the hotel.
