The detective department of Kolkata Police arrested two men for a bank fraud case worth Rs 2.9 crore, linked to an overdraft obtained using forged property documents.
The complaint, filed by the deputy general manager of a public sector bank’s headquarters branch, revealed that the accused, Suvajit Ghosh (43) and Chiranjit Paul (48), conspired to produce false documents in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. They claimed ownership of a hotel in Midnapore and secured a fraudulent overdraft, despite the property being mortgaged to the West Bengal Financial Corporation on Dec 15, 2015.
Following a prolonged investigation, police arrested the duo on Tuesday near a local club in Jagacha, Kolkata.
In a separate case, Sonu Sardar (26), a resident under Jibantala PS, was apprehended in connection with a motorcycle theft from Burtolla, Kolkata. The theft occurred between 11 pm on Feb 19 and 11 am on Feb 20 from APC Road. Sardar was produced before the ACJM court on March 10 and remanded in police custody until March 22.
Authorities stressed that coordination between local police and detective units was crucial in uncovering both the financial fraud and vehicle theft cases.
