Among the account holders are Bahadur Chandra Singh, a resident of Dehradun, Dr Mohan Lal, who has been shown as a Paris resident. The residence of Kishore Lall has not been disclosed. The dates of birth have also been disclosed in some cases.
ZURICH – In the first such disclosure, Switzerland today made public names of over 2,600 individuals having unclaimed bank accounts, including at least six from India.
The total holding in these accounts is estimated at about 44 million Swiss franc (about Rs 300 crore), but the specific figure for the accounts of people from India was not disclosed.
Of the six from India, place of residence of four has been mentioned as India, while it is Paris (France) for one. The place of residence for the sixth person was not disclosed.
However, three of them appear to be foreign-origin persons. These include Pierre Vachek, Charlotte Spencer and Rosmarie Bernet, all of whom have been mentioned as residents of ‘Bombay’, the earlier name of Mumbai.
Bahadur Chandra Singh has been mentioned as resident of Dehradun, while Dr Mohan Lal has been shown as a Paris resident. The residence of Kishore Lall has not been disclosed. The dates of birth have also been disclosed in some cases, while nationality of Spencer has been shown as German.
The relatives and heirs of these persons will have 1-5 years to submit their claims for these accounts, the Swiss Banking Ombudsman and the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) said.
