The MRA Marg Police have successfully apprehended three individuals involved in a massive loan fraud scam worth crores of rupees. The accused, identified as Aman Kumar Dilip Prasad (23), Rahul Kumar Sanjay Kumar Verma (30), and Umesh Kumar Sudarshan Paswan (32), are alleged to have opened multiple bank accounts in Mumbai using forged documents. They later used these accounts to secure online loans fraudulently.
Two of the accused are from Jehanabad, Bihar, while the third is from Patna. Police recovered a significant number of forged documents, including 95 fake Aadhaar cards, multiple PAN cards, as well as passbooks and debit cards from the Bank of Maharashtra. The exact amount of the fraud is still under investigation.
The arrest followed a tip-off to the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC), leading to the apprehension of the suspects from a ship dormitory in Fort, Mumbai. During a search of their bags, police discovered a large number of forged Aadhaar and PAN cards, along with bank passbooks and debit cards.
Upon interrogation, the accused confessed to using the internet to gather Aadhaar and PAN card details, altering them by pasting their own photos, and opening multiple accounts at various branches of the Bank of Maharashtra. They then took online loans using these fraudulent accounts and defaulted on the repayments.
The investigation is ongoing as the police work to uncover the full extent of the scam and the individuals involved.
