CBI arrests forgery case accused

Vikas Shrivastava, a resident of Lucknow, had allegedly cheated the Bank using forged and stolen Kisan Vikas Patra worth Rs 1.99 crore issued in Kanpur in 1998-99 in conspiracy with the officials of the Bank.

Shrivastava was produced before Tis Hazari court which remanded him to judicial custody.

"It was alleged that the accused persons entered into a criminal conspiracy with each other as also with officials of Central Bank of India, Patel Nagar Branch, New Delhi and cheated the Bank to the tune of Rs.1.40 crore (approx) by obtaining overdraft limit during 1998-99 against 3,498 number of stolen & forged Kisan Vikas Patras worth Rs.1,99,55,000/- (approx) purportedly issued from Armapur Post Office, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)," CBI spokesperson said here.

After a probe, the agency filed a chargesheet agaisnt 13 accused persons, including the then Branch manager and Assistant Manager of Central Bank of India Patel Nagar Branch, New Delhi among others.

"The absconding accused did not join the prosecution even after issuance of arrest warrants and process of proclamation u/s 82 and 83 of Code of Criminal Procedure. He was declared Proclaimed Offender by the court on 18.01.2002. With persistent effort, CBI could reach his whereabouts and ultimately the absconding accused was arrested," the official said.