Two months after mid-day reported on the case of Elisabeth Iler, a 75-year-old American national living in Andheri, who was allegedly defrauded of Rs 2.68 crore by officials of a private bank, the DN Nagar police have finally registered an FIR. The complaint names the bank’s relationship manager, his wife, and others for allegedly cheating the senior citizen.

Iler expressed her gratitude to mid-day for bringing her plight to light, which helped move long-pending files and prompted the police to file an FIR under Sections 406, 420, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Since the alleged incident occurred before the BNS came into effect, the case was registered under the IPC.

“I thank mid-day for telling my story when no one else would. Without their voice, mine would still be lost. I only ask now, will someone in this country, in this system, finally hear me?” she underlined. “These people didn’t just steal my money. They stole my peace. They stole the quiet security every senior citizen deserves,” said Iler. “They used my trust, my age, and my distance from home as weapons. They drained Rs 2.68 crore, my entire survival fund, through lies, manipulation, and forgery.”