Two arrested in 3cr bank fraud

Kolkata: The detective department of Kolkata Police arrested two men in a bank fraud case worth Rs 2.9 crore linked to an overdraft obtained on the basis of forged property records, according to a complaint filed by the deputy general manager of a public sector bank's headquarters branch.The complaint said the case concerned a conspiracy by the accused, Suvajit Ghosh (43) and Chiranjit Paul (48), who induced bank officials and complainants by producing false documents in 2021 during Covid in the name of a hotel in Midnapore. The accused secured a fraudulent overdraft even though the property was mortgaged to West Bengal Financial Corporation on Dec 15, 2015.Police identified the accused after a long probe. They were arrested on Tuesday from near a local club at Jagacha. Sonu Sardar (26), a resident under Jibantala PS, was apprehended in connection with a motorcycle theft from Burtolla in Kolkata, police said. The bike was stolen between 11 pm on Feb 19 and 11 am on Feb 20 from APC Road. Sardar was produced before the ACJM court in Kolkata on March 10 and was remanded in police custody till March 22.