Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing arrested one more accused in BOI Cheque Cloning Case from Nalpur under Sankrail police limits in West Bengal.
The accused has been identified as Ajmir Mondal.
Following his arrest, the accused was presented before the court of CJM, Howrah, WB, and subsequently brought to Bhubaneswar on transit remand. He is scheduled to be produced before the Honorable Court of PO, Designated Court under the OPID Act, Balasore, today, on July 25, 2024.
The case originated from Bhanjapur PS (Mayurbhanj District) case No. 95 dated April 19, 2024, which was filed based on a written complaint by Sujata Kanungo, Chief Manager, Bank of India, Baripada. The complaint alleged that illegal transactions totalling Rs. 9,56,76,600 were made from the account of the District Mineral Foundation Trust of Zilla Parishad, Mayurbhanj, maintained at the Bank of India, Baripada Branch, using four cheques dated April 10 and April 18, 2024.
The investigation revealed that the Zilla Parishad of Mayurbhanj’s savings account is held at the Bank of India, Baripada Branch, in the name of the District Mineral Foundation Trust. The perpetrators managed to transfer a total of Rs. 9,56,76,600 to two separate accounts belonging to PT Constructions & Supplier and S K Enterprises, held at the Bank of Maharashtra and Punjab & Sindh Bank, respectively, by using forged/cloned cheques.
Further investigation showed that the transferred funds were then dispersed to several other accounts from those of PT Constructions & Supplier and S K Enterprises. Of the illegally transferred amount, Rs. 5,04,06,900 was blocked, and Rs. 13,56,948 lying in 33 different accounts were frozen.
The arrested accused, Azmir Mandal, was identified as the owner/signatory authority of S K Enterprises, which received over Rs. 1,84,27,400 illegally.
