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4. In furtherance of criminal conspiracy, the aforesaid accused persons formed a fictitious firm under the name and style of M/s Akshika Exports at 302, Vardhman Chamber, Community Centre, opposite Sonia Cinema, Vikas Puri, New Delhi and Rajesh Suri @ Akash Malhotra was named the proprietor of the firm. A4 Pramod Kathuria helped the said firm in obtaining the Import Export Code (in short 'IEC') number from the Jt. DGFT, New Delhi; endorsement from Apparel Exports Promotion Council (in short 'AEPC'), IEC No. 0598009990 dated 01.02.1998 and, thus, AEPC endst. No. Ky/8/24/018135, 136 and 137 were alloted to M/s Akshika Exports. Akash Malhotra was a fictitious name and Rajesh Suri impersonated himself as Akash Malhotra.
18. PW7 Rajesh Suri (approver) testified that A1 Manjeet Singh and one Jagmohan Singh wanted to open a travel agency. At that time he was working at Trivendram. They told him that he would be paid Rs.10,000/ per month to which he agreed and accepted the job. The travel agency was in the name of M/s Aroma Travel Agency. A1 Manjeet Singh introduced him to A4 Pramod Kathuria as Pramod Malhotra. He was told that brother of Pramod Malhotra namely Akash Malhotra is residing in Nairobi and as some payment is expected from Akash Malhotra, he should open an account in the name of Akash Malhotra in a bank and after the payments are received, the bank account would be closed. Thus, an account in the name of M/s Akshika Exports was opened in Bank of Punjab Limited, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi and he signed as Akash Malhotra. He proved the bank account as Ex.PW3/1; proprietorship letter as Ex.PW3/2; photocopy of ration card bearing his signature as Ex.PW7/1; letter on a stamp paper bearing his signatures as Ex.PW7/2; exporter importer code with his signatures and photograph as Ex.PW7/3; letter head of M/s Akshika Exports as Ex.PW6/1; letter addressed to Manager, SBI, Mumbai bearing his photograph as Ex.PW7/4 (He denied his signatures on it); account opening form bearing his photograph as CBI Vs. Manjeet Singh and others Page 18/64 Ex.PW7/5 (He denied his signatures on it but identified the signatures of Manjeet Singh at point C); letter on stamp paper bearing signatures of Manjeet Singh at point B as Ex.PW7/6; letter dated 10.09.1999, which is Ex.PW6/3, bearing signatures of Manjeet Singh. He identified his signatures on Ex.PW3/12 to Ex.PW3/17. PW7 testified that his signatures were obtained on various papers as well as on blank cheque book under the influence of A1 Manjeet Singh who was his brotherinlaw (saadu). At the time of opening of the account in the Bank of Punjab Ltd., Rajouri Garden, New Delhi, A4 Pramod Kathuria gave him Rs.10,000/ but the said amount was never withdrawn by him. The said amount was withdrawn by A1 Manjeet Singh and A2 Sarvjeet Singh @ Mikky. He identified A1 Manjeet Singh, A2 Sarabjeet Singh, A3 Kuldeep Singh, A4 Pramod Kathuria in the court. He further testified that A1, A2, A3 and Jagmohan Singh (brother of A1 Manjeet Singh) came to him for encashing a cheque which was not being honoured by Bank of Punjab Ltd., Rajouri Garden. He came to know from the bank that most of the amount had been withdrawn by these persons. He remained with the accused till May, 1999 and, thereafter, he got a job at Calcutta in Park Hotel as Laundry Manager. He proved his statement dated 21.01.2002 (ten pages) as Ex.PW7/11 and his statement u/s 164 Cr.PC recorded by Ld. MM as Ex.PW7/13.