₹11.55 Crore in a Woman’s Account: Aligarh Police Trace Suspicious Money Trail

A financial investigation in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh has brought into question a woman's bank account after transactions of roughly ₹11.55 crore were made for almost seven months. A Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) of this kind was conducted by the police investigating the source and purpose of the funds as well as documents used to open the account.

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The account belongs to Shanno, wife of Shakeel and a resident of Mohalla Kassawan at Atrauli. A total of ₹11.55 crore was deposited in the account between June 5, 2024 and December 21, 2024. This high level of activity raised questions about the nature of the business related to the account and the documents submitted to the bank for account opening.

Investigators found that about ₹10.24 crore of the total amount was transferred from Al Sana Traders, a firm belonging to Shanno’s husband. Another ₹1.08 crore were taken from other companies. Police are now investigating the relationship between the account holder, Al Sana Traders and the other businesses involved in the transactions.

The case came to light through scrutiny of an STR. Suspicious Transaction Reports are used to flag financial activity that may need closer examination by authorities. Once such activity is detected, investigators will be able to look at transaction patterns, account holders, businesses involved and documents supporting the movement of money.

Shanno, when questioned by investigators, admitted to purchasing buffaloes and selling them to meat factories. Her explanation was that she deposited money generated through the business into her husband's account and then it was moved to her account. She said this was in order to raise her civil score.

But police said discrepancies emerged when they began checking documents associated with the bank account. One of the key documents under examination is a mandi licence purportedly issued by Dhanipur Mandi. The licence reportedly showed an annual turnover of ₹49 lakh for the business.

The turnover as declared has become an important part of the investigation due to deposits of about ₹11.55 crore in around seven months. The turnover is now investigated to see if it accurately represented the size of the company and if the process of financial activity is based on actual commercial transactions.

Conducting verification with the mandi authorities raised further questions. The mandi secretary had said no transactions had been recorded with the mandi against the licence in question, said a statement from the mandi secretary. The authorities also found that no shop was allocated to the firm in name.

These results have led police to investigate whether the mandi licence was genuine and whether it was used as part of the documentation submitted for the KYC process of the bank account. Now the alleged use of forged or inaccurate documents is one of the important aspects of the case.

Investigators are also tracing the entire money trail. That includes the origin of the money, the reason large amounts were deposited into the account and then transferred to the account. Police are looking into the transactions of Al Sana Traders and the other companies that sent money to the account.

The huge difference between the reported annual turnover of ₹49 lakh and the ₹11.55 crore deposited within seven months has raised questions about the financial activity. Investigators are expected to look at individual transactions, invoices, business records, tax-related documents and other material that could establish the actual nature of the transactions.

The investigation is not limited to the account holder. Police are also looking at the firms that made the transfers and the people who may have managed or benefited from the movement of money. If money was transferred to other accounts, investigators might look at those transfers as part of the larger financial trail.

Police have registered a case of cheating and other related offences against Shanno, wife of Shakeel. FIR registration is the beginning of the formal criminal investigation and the allegations are still under investigation and legal proceedings.

At this stage, the purpose and ultimate destination of ₹11.55 crore cannot be definitively established from the transactions. Police are still checking financial records, business documents and the authenticity of the mandi licence.

The case demonstrates how unusual transaction patterns can trigger detailed investigation of bank accounts, especially when the scale of financial activity seems to be inconsistent with declared business operations. Now the investigation is to establish the full money trail, verify the documents used for KYC and determine whether the transactions were legitimate business activity or involved financial irregularities.

Further information about the firms that are involved, the source of the funds and the alleged use of the mandi licence are expected to emerge as the investigation goes on. Police have said all financial and documentary aspects will be looked at before the investigation reaches its next stage.