Law enforcement authorities suspect that the individuals involved in this fraudulent activity utilized fake stamps, forged cheques, and even impersonated a personnel from the education department to execute the illicit transactions.
The Maharashtra education department has filed a complaint with the Marine Drive police following a deceitful transfer of Rs 47.6 lakhs facilitated by the use of counterfeit cheques. These cheques were deposited into the bank accounts of four individuals, believed to be located in Kolkata.
Law enforcement authorities suspect that the individuals involved in this fraudulent activity utilized fake stamps, forged cheques, and even impersonated a personnel from the education department to execute the illicit transactions. The incident has led to the registration of a case under pertinent sections of the Indian Penal Code related to cheating, impersonation, and forgery.
According to police sources, the illicit transfer involved moving funds from the education department's bank account at Mantralaya into the accounts of Namita Bagh, Pramod Singh, Tap Kumar, and Jeetan Khatun. This development comes on the heels of a similar incident reported by the tourism department in March, where Rs 67 lakhs were unlawfully transferred from their account, as reported by The Indian Express.
Authorities are actively engaged in efforts to identify the recipients of the fraudulent transfers and are also striving to uncover the mastermind orchestrating these criminal activities. The investigation is ongoing as law enforcement endeavors to bring those responsible for these financial misdeeds to justice.