New Delhi, September 25
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Proclaimed Offender Surender Kumar who was absconding in a bank fraud case.
The CBI had registered a case in March 2021 on complaint of AGM, Stressed Asset Management Branch (SAMB), Bank of Baroda, alleging that Directors/Guarantors of a private company (borrower), the said private company and unknown public servants and private persons committed fraud during the period 2009 -2017 to the tune of Rs. 2121.52 lakhs in the loan accounts of Bank of Baroda and Standard Chartered Bank.
The officials said that chargesheet was filed against eight accused including absconding accused in December 2022 wherein the absconding accused was also involved in diversion of funds, in conspiracy with promoters of borrower company.
The accused Surender Kumar submitted forged Letter of Credit (LC) in the bank and transferred the fund to his two concerns/firms.
The accused Surender Kumar neither joined investigation nor trial proceedings of the Court. Proceedings U/s 82 & 83 Cr.PC were issued against him. He was declared Proclaimed Offender in 2023. Thereafter, Standing warrant was issued by the Ld. Court of Special Judicial Magistrate, CBI, Ghaziabad against him.
Earlier, in the same case, another Proclaimed Offender Mohit Shah was apprehended by CBI, officials added.
