Gangs involved in fraud busted; 6 arrested

The Police today arrested six persons of two gangs involved in illegal withdrawal of money through fake cheque instruments in the name of government and non-governmental establishments.
Additional Director General of Police (Headquarter) Gupesteshwar Pandey told reporters that acting on a tip off, the Economic Offence Wing raided a gang involved in illegal withdrawal of money with the help of fake cheques from accounts of government and non-governmental organisations.
During investigation it came to light that three members of the gang had withdrawn Rs 1,72,000 from the account of the District Welfare Officer, Sheikhpura on February 21 this year, he said.

This amount was deposited with a nationalised bank account of one of the gang members and the amount was withdrawn on March 2.
When the District Welfare Officer, Sheikhpura was contacted, he told police that the three cheques used in illegal withdrawal of money were present with them and the said operation was done through fake cheques, the ADG said.
A total of 15 ATM cards have been recovered from the three, Pandey said.

In an another incident, three members were held for withdrawal of money for availing Rs 3 crore loan from an Oriental Bank in Patna city against fake NSC certificates.

During probe it came into light that the gang had acquired loan from different banks in Asansol in West Bengal, Dhanbad in Jharkhand and also in Deogarh and Patna of Rs 3 crore, the ADG said.
The gang was busted when they tried to take loan on fake NSC certificates from another nationalised bank branch in Patna, Pandey said.
Three persons of Dhanbad in Jharkhand have been arrested so far in this connection, the ADG added.