Complaints
As per complaints filed by the bank’s union leaders, as many as a dozen of Patil’s relatives were granted loans. The list of relatives who received loans from her bank, meant for improving the plight of Jalgaon people, women in particular, includes her brothers and nephews.
The loan waivers were given to direct relatives like Anjali Dilipsingh Patil (Pratibha Patil’s niece), Kavita Aravind Patil (sister-in-law of Pratibha Patil) and Rajkaur Dilipsingh Patil (another sister-in-law of Pratibha Patil). Besides, many others too who are still close to Patil, were given benefits flouting banking norms.
The writ petition filed by the banks’ depositors in the High Court has made serious and more direct allegations against the founder chairperson Pratibha Patil.
The former president of employees union has alleged that the bank collected Rs 4,556 from its employees for the Kargil War victims but failed to deposit the amount in the national fund.
Dilip Singh Patil the elder brother of Pratibha Patil who was legal advisor for the bank took loan from the bank and did not repay. Morever he had the bank's telephone set up at his home and ran the bill of over Rs 20 lakhs talking to stockbrokers at Mumbai.
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