Education dept lodges complaint after transfer of Rs 47.6L from its account

"The amount was transferred from the bank account of the education department at Mantralaya into the bank accounts of Namita Bagh, Pramod Singh, Tap Kumar and Jeetan Khatun," said an officer.

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"We are trying to identify the people in whose account the money was deposited. We are also trying to ascertain the mastermind behind the crime," said the police officer.

The Maharashtra education department lodged a complaint with the Marine Drive police after a fraudulent transfer of Rs 47.6 lakhs took place by using duplicate cheques, which were deposited in the bank accounts of four people.

Police suspect the four people are based in Kolkata.

According to police, a case was registered under relevant sections of the IPC pertaining to cheating, impersonation and forgery. Police said the frauds used fake stamps, cheques and also forged the signature of a personnel from the education epartment to complete the transactions.

“The amount was transferred from the bank account of the education department at Mantralaya into the bank accounts of Namita Bagh, Pramod Singh, Tap Kumar and Jeetan Khatun,” said an officer.

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In March, the tourism department had reported a similar fraud at the police station after Rs 67 lakhs was fraudulently transferred from their account.

“We are trying to identify the people in whose account the money was deposited. We are also trying to ascertain the mastermind behind the crime,” said the police officer.

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