Bank account of UP farmer seized for being Vijay Mallya s guarantor

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Pilibhit, May 21 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, a nationalized bank has frozen the account of Manmohan Singh, a farmer, for being a 'guarantor' to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is embroiled in charges of money laundering. Manmohan Singh is a farmer in Khajuria Naviram village under Bilsanda block of Pilibhit when went to the bank to deposit money was informed about the same. The branch manager of Bank of Baroda's Pilibhit branch, Mange Ram, told they have got a mail from the Mumbai regional office in this regard. When asked about the credits Singh has taken from the bank, Ram said the former has taken a loan of Rs. five lakhs.