Two individuals involved in a bank fraud case were apprehended by the Bank Fraud Cell of the Detective Department, Kolkata Police. Sudesh Gupta, Manager of the Investigation Financial Crime Prevention Group at ICICI Bank, lodged a complaint stating that the accused had fraudulently opened fictitious accounts at ICICI Bank using forged documents. These accounts were then exploited to carry out fraudulent transactions totaling around Rs 103 crores.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Manoj Behera and Md Quis Ahmed. Manoj Behera, a resident of Sambalpur, Odisha, and one of the Directors of M/S Marfik Tech Solution Private Limited, was captured on May 24, 2023, in Sambalpur. Md Quis Ahmed, hailing from Sahebganj, Jharkhand, was apprehended on Thursday from a rented residence in Kolkata’s Garden Reach. Ahmed also holds a position as a Director at M/S Marfik Tech Solution Private Limited.
Both individuals were presented before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) in Kolkata, where they were remanded in custody until June 5.