The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an absconding accused Manoj Kumar Sinha, in relation to fraud in BSNL. Over Rs.60 lakh was withdrawn from BSNL Account in SBI.
He had been absconding since the registration of CBI FIR in 2012.
The CBI registered the instant case on the complaint of BSNL on 16.04.2012 against unknown officials of SBI Main Branch, Shillong, unknown officials of BSNL, Shillong and other unknown persons, alleging therein that an amount of Rs. 60.86 Lakh was illegally withdrawn from BSNL Account maintained with SBI, M. G. Road Branch, Shillong.
After completion of investigation, CBI filed chargesheet on 23.12.2013 against the accused Sanjeev Kumar Rai before the Court of Ld. CJM, Shillong.
After further investigation, a supplementary charge sheet dated 22.07.2021 was filed against absconding accused Manoj Sinha and others before the Ld. Court.
Accused Manoj Kumar Sinha did not join the investigation and charge-sheet was filed against him as ‘absconder’. Warrant of arrest was issued against him by the Ld. Court; but he could not be traced/ apprehended.
Based on inputs collected during field verification, technical/physical surveillance and thorough CDR analysis and OSINT, Absconder Manoj Kumar Sinha @ Manoj Sinha was traced at his new address in Patna (Bihar) and has been arrested by the CBI team on 28.04.2026.
The arrested accused would be brought to Shillong from Patna for production before the Court of Ld. Spl. Judge, Shillong after taking transit warrant from the jurisdictional court at Patna.
More details will be released soon.
