Meerut, Dec. 16 -- In Bareilly district, five people posing as bank recovery agents cheated a local man, Enul Alvi, of Rs.78,500 on the pretext of closing his SBI loan account. The victim realised the fraud only after checking with the bank and immediately reported the matter to the police. According to the police, Enul Alvi, a resident of Qazi Tola in Sirauli, had an ongoing loan with the SBI branch in Sirauli. A few days ago, five individuals-Kuldeep Pandey from Bara village under Milak police station in Rampur, Om Prakash from Kitauna village, along with Shanu, Vivek, and Rakesh Gupta-visited his home. Claiming to be bank recovery agents, they told him that he could benefit greatly if he paid Rs.78,500 immediately, assuring him that his loan account would be closed. Falling for their deception, Alvi paid the amount and received a bank receipt. However, he later discovered that his loan account remained active. On confronting the accused, they returned only Rs.18,000 and threatened him, warning that this was all the money he would get and that any further complaints would lead to serious consequences. Following the incident, Enul Alvi lodged a formal complaint with the police. Inspector Vinod Kumar confirmed that a case has been registered against the five accused and stated that appropriate action will be taken after completing the investigation. The FIR was registered under BNS section 318(4) (cheating by dishonestly inducing delivery of property or valuable security) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation)....