Manmohan Singh receives death threat from BoB officials

Pilibhit: Manmohan Singh, a farmer from Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh, who had been the" guarantor" to liquor giant Vijay Mallya in Bank of Baroda has alleged that bank officials were threatening him to withdraw the defamation case.

Singh has complained to the district magistrate, Masoom Ali Sarvar, in this regard and requested the magistrate to protect him from the bank officials.

The issue:

• Manmohan Singh is resident of Khajooria Naviram village in Bilsanda block of Pilibhit.
• He had two saving bank accounts in Nand branch of BoB in Pilibhit.
• The regional office, Mumbai of BoB has said that in the loan records of Mallya, his name appears as a Guarantor.
• Since Mallaya is a bank loan defaulter, both the accounts of man Mohan have been seized by the bank.
• He has Rs 12000 in one account and Rs 4000 in the other account.

Puzzled Manmohan:

• He does not know how and when his name was mentioned as Mallaya’s guarantor.
• Manmohan has no connection with Mallya.
• He has been making rounds of Nand branch of BoB for no avail.
• Nand branch has sent email to regional office for necessary verification.
• The regional office has not relied and his accounts continues to be seized.
• It appears to be handiwork of loan disbursing authorities.