Citibank fraud: Who is Shiv Raj Puri?
How a bank relationship officer charmed customers and made them invest their hard-earned funds in schemes he recommended and used these for his benefit.
By TNN |
Shiv Raj Puri, 32, is an unlikely fraudster. Smart and nattily turned out, he snared customers with soft words and ability to win trust.
A strapping man with pleasing manners, Shiv Raj is a resident of the upscale Hamilton Court, Gurgaon. He lives with his parents and wife, who works as a manager in the same branch. Some years ago, the Puris moved to Gurgaon from Kolkata. His father, Raghu Raj Puri, is a businessman who dabbled in stocks. Shiv Raj’s colleagues refuse to say much about him barring that he’d joined the branch some eight years ago. His neighbours say the Puris were modest and didn’t really lead a lavish lifestyle. Shiv Raj was a reticent man who seldom socialised with other residents of the condominium.
Others said they never really saw anything amiss or out of the ordinary in him. Shiv Raj’s father has a SUV, which is the family car.
Sources said the accused owned several properties in the NCR. An investor who Shiv Raj allegedly cheated recalls: “This smart banker met me one- and-a-half-years ago. He came with a lucrative scheme and seemed to know his trade well. I was instantly taken in by his soft talk. He was not pushy like other banking professionals.”
Sudhir Kapoor of DLF II thanks his stars for not having fallen to Shiv Raj’s charm. “He came home two years ago and tried to convince me to open an account. He came across as a gentleman. But I wasn’t interested and, thankfully, turned him down.”
M M Bhalla, former president of Hamilton Court RWA, describes Shiv Raj’s parents as nice and warm. “They have been staying here for the past several years. We know them as nice colony residents. I’ve met Shiv Raj only once. He was always humble.”
A strapping man with pleasing manners, Shiv Raj is a resident of the upscale Hamilton Court, Gurgaon. He lives with his parents and wife, who works as a manager in the same branch. Some years ago, the Puris moved to Gurgaon from Kolkata. His father, Raghu Raj Puri, is a businessman who dabbled in stocks. Shiv Raj’s colleagues refuse to say much about him barring that he’d joined the branch some eight years ago. His neighbours say the Puris were modest and didn’t really lead a lavish lifestyle. Shiv Raj was a reticent man who seldom socialised with other residents of the condominium.
Others said they never really saw anything amiss or out of the ordinary in him. Shiv Raj’s father has a SUV, which is the family car.
Sources said the accused owned several properties in the NCR. An investor who Shiv Raj allegedly cheated recalls: “This smart banker met me one- and-a-half-years ago. He came with a lucrative scheme and seemed to know his trade well. I was instantly taken in by his soft talk. He was not pushy like other banking professionals.”
Sudhir Kapoor of DLF II thanks his stars for not having fallen to Shiv Raj’s charm. “He came home two years ago and tried to convince me to open an account. He came across as a gentleman. But I wasn’t interested and, thankfully, turned him down.”
M M Bhalla, former president of Hamilton Court RWA, describes Shiv Raj’s parents as nice and warm. “They have been staying here for the past several years. We know them as nice colony residents. I’ve met Shiv Raj only once. He was always humble.”
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