In a unique case of marital discord of sorts, a 36-year-old man has filed a complaint against his banker wife for allegedly forging his signatures and using her position to an advantage to cheat him of cash and jewellery worth Rs 45 lakh.Amit Bhagwan Bali has filed an FIR with the Chaturshringi police station against his wife Vijayalaxmi (35), who works at the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).Vijayalaxmi works as an assistant manager at the said bank, while Amit is employed with a private firm. The couple got married eight years ago and has two children. They were living in Aundh from 2012 to 2014 when they opened a joint account with IOB and even availed of the locker facility.The couple has been living separately since June 2017 after problems crept up in their relationship. “Due to our jobs, we were living in different cities, which eventually led to our separation. My wife holds a high post in the bank and she misused it to withdraw all the money from our joint account,” said Amit.The accused is currently working in a Mumbai branch of IOB. “My wife had taken responsibility of handling the locker and regularly used the jewellery. I had deposited our wedding jewellery and even that of my parents in the locker,” Amit added.The two had earlier lodged a complaint against each other when they had separated and were counselled by the Bharosa Cell. After they moved out, the complainant landed a job in Pune and returned to the city. He requested Vijayalaxmi to take a transfer. But she did not wish to move back to Pune, which led to many arguments between the two. They have since filed for a divorce a few months ago.“The bank told me that my wife had mailed them to close the account in July 2018 and then she forged my signature to withdraw all the cash and jewellery,” added Amit.Bhaskar Jadhav, a senior police inspector at Chaturshringi police station, told Mirror, “We have registered a case of cheating against the 35-year-old woman who is at present working in Mumbai. We are investigating the matter and have already inquired about the details with the bank staff.” A case has been registered under sections 420 (cheating), 468 and 471(forgery) of the Indian Penal Code.