
Four men from Andhra Pradesh arrested for bank fraud
The Hindu
The Anti-Bank Fraud Wing of the Central Crime Branch has arrested four men from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly obtaining personal loans from HDFC Bank by submitting fabricated documents.
The Anti-Bank Fraud Wing of the Central Crime Branch has arrested four men from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly obtaining personal loans from HDFC Bank by submitting fabricated documents.
Following an internal audit, the bank officials found that the documents submitted by several individuals for personal loans were allegedly forged with the intent of wrongful gain. The complainant Dhiviyan Kumar, Credit Intelligence and Control Unit, HDFC Bank Ltd, Aminjikarai branch, alleged that C. Ekambaram and two others had mentioned in their documents, while applying for personal loans, that they worked as software engineers at M/s. Avance Consulting Service Pvt Ltd, though were actually not employed. They also submitted forged salary documents.
These documents were allegedly created by a person named Kumar for commission. The bank was cheated to the tune of ₹1.04 crore. Further, the loan amount was diverted to many unknown individuals.
Based on Mr. Dhiviyan’s complaint, a case was registered by the special wing, Central Crime Branch, Chennai. The police conducted a detailed investigation, which revealed that the accused had taken multiple fundings from various financial institutions by submitting fabricated documents and obtained loans to the tune of ₹2.47 crore.
The police team arrested C. Kumar, 29, C. Ekambaram, 27, Kesava Gangaraju, 25, and Krishnamoorthy, 24, of Andhra Pradesh and brought them to the city. They were remanded to judicial custody.