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CBI chargesheets former CMD, 2 officials of Corporation bank in fraud case

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The CBI on Friday said it has filed a supplementary chargesheet against a former chairman cum managing director and two others of the Corporation Bank in connection with a bank fraud, officials said on Friday.

The chargesheet was filed in a Mumbai Court.

The case in which Ramnath Pradeep, the former CMD, Corporation Bank, S.N. Murthy Shankar, the former Chief Manager, and A.P. Shiva Kumar, the former senior manager of the Bank have been chargesheeted, was registered in 2017.

According to the officials, the Corporation Bank had lodged the case against it’s officials and a Mumbai based private firm.

The private firm was incorporated in 1994 was engaged in manufacturing of Aluminium Foil Containers. They allegedly took credit of Rs 60 crore from e-Corporation Bank (now UBI). The firm which took the loan for doing business allegedly diverted the fund.

“After diverting the fund, the firm invested it into real estate. Thus they caused a huge loss to the bank in the name of loan,” they said.

The complaint filed by the bank had mentioned about the involvement of it’s high rank officials. The Bank officials allowed disbursement of Rs 59 crore without confirming the drawing power with the lead bank.

As per the officials, “The accused bank officials also extended the time limit to the private firm for seeking NOC from the lead bank inducting Corporation Bank in consortium. They subsequently dispensed with the condition of seeking NOC from the lead bank of the consortium.”

The former CMD of the bank sanctioned working capital limit of Rs 60 crore to the firm on the pretext of refusal by three of the existing banks of consortium to share the enhanced limits.

It was alleged that the accused did not ensure seeking confirmation from three banks about the reasons for refusal to take their share in enhancement of limits and sanctioned their share without ascertaining the factual position of financial closure and tie-up status.

Sanction of said CC limit was in contravention of the lending policy of the bank.

The accused bank officials also waived the condition of obtaining NOC from Lead Bank which caused the bank financial loss.

As per the officials, “The accused associated in the appraisal of the sanction proposal of private firm knowing fully that the applicant of the loan was neither a director nor an authorized signatory of borrower company.”

They associated in preparing the memorandums for modifications of the sanction terms with regard to the private firm and did not verify the actual position of the working capital requirement of company from the lead bank, the sources said.

It was also alleged that the accused did not comply with the modified sanction terms and allegedly disbursed the loan without informing the Lead Bank about the sanction.

In December 2020, the CBI had filed it’s first chargesheet in the matter.

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Mira-Bhayandar: Police Busts Illicit Liquor Brewing Den In Nallasopara

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Mira Bhayandar: Further tightening their screws against illicit liquor mafia ahead of the assembly elections scheduled to be held on 20, November, the Mira Road-based central crime branch unit attached to the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai (MBVV) police busted yet another massive illicit liquor brewing unit which was operating from a hillock in a dense jungle area in Nallasopara on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team led by assistant police inspector- Dattatray Sarak marched 2-kilometre-deep inside the jungle area located in the Dhaniv Baug area of Nallasopara (east) at around 8 am.

The team seized multiple barrels of hooch along with ingredients including 2,800 litres of fermented jaggery wash, 140 litres of liquor, chemicals and other manufacturing equipment collectively worth more than Rs. 1.42 lakh.

However, the den operator identified as- Prabhakar Bhoye and his employees managed to evade the police dragnet. The entire material and equipment were destroyed on the spot.

An offence under the relevant sections of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act-1949 for construction/works of any distillery or brewery and manufacturing intoxicants has been registered in this context at the Pelhar police station.

The consumption of illicit liquor which is unscientifically manufactured by using toxic chemicals like methanol and rectified spirit can cause deaths and other serious ailments including loss of eyesight. Further investigations were underway.

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Wildlife Smuggling Racket Busted: Rare Snakes, Reptiles, Caged Orangutan Rescued From Dombivli House

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Thane: In a significant operation exposing a wildlife smuggling racket, the Forest Officials rescued rare species of animals from a highrise in Dombivli. The officials raided an apartment in Palava City, Dombivli and found exotic animals including lizard, turtles, rare species snakes and other reptiles stored in the flat. Horrifying enough, the team found a monkey caged in the washroom of the apartment.

It was later confirmed that the rescued animals included Ignuana (lizard), an Orangutan and python. The operation was conducted by the Forest Range Officers from Thane and Kalyan along with a team from Manpada Police Station after a tip.

The officials did not find any accused present in the apartment at the time of the raid. A case under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 has been registered and a search for the accused is underway. Meanwhile, the seized species are handed over to a local NGO on a temporary basis for observation.

The video of the forest officials raid surfaced on the internet shows a boy opening the door of the well-kept apartment. After entering the flat, the officials gradually come across wildlife species stores in small cage, plastic boxes piled up in the passage and shocking enough an Orangutan in washroom at the end of the apartment.

As per the statement issued by the police, the teams raided the 8th floor apartment in B wing of Savarna Building in Palava City, Dombivli. In the action, the exotic animals seized as prima facie identified as python, ignuana (lizard), turtle, snake etc. The seized wildlife species, on temporary basis, are handed over to Birsa Munda- a local NGO. The pachanama, documentation and search for the accused is underway, it added.

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Mumbai: Unidentified Body Of Man Chopped Into 7 Pieces Stuffed In Plastic Boxes Found Near Gorai Beach; Probe On

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Mumbai: The dismembered body of a man, estimated to be between 25 and 40 years old, was discovered in several plastic boxes on the side road which goes to Gorai Beach in Mumbai on Sunday.

Upon receiving the information, police arrived at the scene and took the body into custody. It was later sent for a post-mortem examination. The body has not yet been identified, and a case has been registered.

According to police, on Sunday, a male body was found near Picxy Hotel, Babar Pada, Gorai, Borivali West. The body was cut into seven parts and packed in four plastic boxes. The deceased, believed to be between 25 and 40 years old, was wearing dark blue jeans and black shoes. His right hand bore tattoos.

A resident named Santosh Shinde, 55, from Mira Road, informed the Gorai police after learning about the incident. The Gorai police recovered the body from Shefali village in the Babarpada area.

A forensic team is currently investigating the case, and inquiries are ongoing in the vicinity of the incident location. Police have stated that the recovered body remains unidentified. The Gorai police have registered a case, and further investigation is underway.

A special team has been formed to investigate, and information is being gathered from CCTV footage and nearby police stations to assist in identifying the body.

A police officer said that the body was sent to Bhagwati Hospital for a post-mortem. “We can’t conclude anything immediately, as we are still investigating the matter,” the officer said.

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