Illegal acts by a female family member
Anshu
(Querist) 10 January 2013
This query is : Resolved
Dear Experts,
my brother's wife is repeatedly taking huge amounts of money through wrongful means from my father's, brother's and sister's bank accounts. She has been into some shady business involving huge amounts of money, without the knowledge of any of the family members. Apart from this, she is absent from home most of the time and has committed theft in the family in the past too. When asked about her whereabouts and doings, she does not let out any information, threatens to take her life and misuse women's rights against my brother. We are afraid the people she deals with might harm the family too. Please give me advice as to how to handle such a situation, considering they have two kids aged 6 and 2.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 10 January 2013
If all you family members have joint bank account with her authorizing her its operation then immediately stop it by writing to the banker and do inform to your family members about the withdrawal from their bank accounts and don't provide her authorization to withdraw. So far as threatening is concerned, it has no legal solution but if you record such threatening and activities then you brother may go for divorce with such lady.
Guest
(Expert) 10 January 2013
You have not quoted any real instance of illegal act of your relative through your query.
Either you narrate the real instances along with the actual dates of withdrawals from bank accounts, rather than merely stating wrongful means or unspecific instances, or should take help of some local lawyer to reveal the facts to him for any help.
Needless to mention, replies to your question without the details of instances may not prove to be of any help to you or your family members in any manner, if she decides to take any harsh step against any of you.
ajay sethi
(Expert) 10 January 2013
agree with Dhingraji
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 10 January 2013
How can she take money from father's, brother's and sister's bank accounts.
Forgary?
Joint Account?
Cheating?
How you are convinced that she does a shady business or any business at all. You have to be specific.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 10 January 2013
It seems that querist has no interest in the replies and he was concerned only with raising of the query with incomplete facts.
Anshu
(Querist) 31 January 2013
She has taken money from each of their separate accounts by forgery basically. Initially she used ATM cards to withdraw money, but then she started catching hold of their cheque books. Also, she stole a lot of gold from the house and took a gold loan with it's help. About her actions we only got to know much later, when my father got a call from the finance company, and also when he got messages regarding the withdrawal of money from the various accounts. When asked of the bank authorities how she could take money from their accounts even when they could see the signatures clearly did not match, in one case they admitted their mistake and in another they said she used several excuses like her father-in-law was ill/couldn't walk/need the money very badly. What she does with the money, nobody from our family got to know until people she had been involved with starting coming to the house demanding their money back. From them, we got to know that she had borrowed money from other people(around 40 lakhs) and had promised return with interest. We have asked her to tell us her whereabouts and doings, but every time she tells a different story, and we don't know what to believe. I cannot understand what to do on my own, because my brother and father (although troubled with it all) are not willing to take any action on her, keeping in mind the reputation of the family, well being of the children etc.
On some occasions when my brother suggested divorce, she threatened him by saying she could have him jobless and put behind bars any moment with the help of the laws that are in women's favour nowadays.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 01 February 2013
If it is forgary or impersonation at ATM, the no alternative but FIR. Police knows how to come to correct story.
If she stole gold of any other lady then case lies against her for appropriation of stridahan of other lady. If it is her own gold (given by anyone) then no case.
V R SHROFF
(Expert) 01 February 2013
Fully agrees with agree with Dhingraji and Sudhir.
If you lost your money, complain against her. Police will find out her activity,
If u had not lost any of your property, , you have no remedy, as yr brother and father are ready to loose theirs , and have no complain. After All, she is yr brother's wife, not yours.
U only protect yourself, and see that she can't touch your bank ac, atm or any valuable property or doc.
Guest
(Expert) 01 February 2013
The instances quoted reveal merely the careless and lethargic attitude of the family members of the querist, who were not able to protect their ATM passwords, cheque books, gold/valuables even after noticing one or to instances.
However, for wrong payments on signature differ the account holders can make complaint to the banks or banking ombudsman to restore the amount withdrawn on account of mistake on their part.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 01 February 2013
I do agree with the sincere advice of Dhinga g.
Anshu
(Querist) 02 February 2013
I understand that it is not in my power to make decisions for their household, and if they are not willing to take any major steps to solve this problem, I cannot help them much. however, they are my family, and I am concerned about their future safety, so I would like to request the experts to just tell me what I can do on my part without seeming very interfering in their family matters.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 09 February 2013
You have already been advise what further you want particularly when you are sure that the actual aggrieved party is not ready to use the advise you are getting from this forum
Anshu
(Querist) 09 February 2013
thank you experts.
