Woman sent to 3 years Jail for defrauding Canara Bank
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Lucknow: A special CBI court has convicted and sentenced a woman named Manisha Devi to three years, five months and 15 days of imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 50,000, for defrauding Canara Bank – one of the largest Public Sector Banks in India.
According to CBI, the case was registered on Sept 13, 2017. Manisha Devi, in conspiracy with her husband Kapil Kumar and others, fraudulently obtained a loan of Rs 99 lakh from Canara Bank (then Syndicate Bank), Ghaziabad.
The loan was sanctioned on the basis of forged documents submitted for purchasing a plot. Out of this, Rs 96 lakh was withdrawn and misused, causing wrongful loss of over Rs 1.17 crore to the Canara bank.
Following investigation, a chargesheet was filed on Dec 23, 2021, against Manisha Devi and other accused. On Sept 9, She filed an application to plead guilty before Special Judge, CBI Anti-Corruption, Court No 1, Ghaziabad. Accepting her plea, court pronounced its judgment on Sept 24, convicting and sentenced her to imprisonment.
