By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK/BHUBANESWAR: Rs 1.3 crore loan fraud case investigated by EOW of Crime Branch of Odisha Police results in 14 years imprisonment and fine of Rs 27 lakh. On the written report of Sitakanta Mohanty, Branch Manager, Bank of India, SIPS Campus (Jharpokharia), Economic Offences Wing, Bhubaneswar PS case No.26, dt.19.11.2014 U/s 167/ 467/ 468/471/ 472/ 420/406/409/120-B IPC was registered against the accused persons namely
Girija Sankar Mishra, the then Branch Manager, Bank of India, SIPS Campus (Jharpokharia), Bangali Charan Jena as beneficiary ,Susanta Kumar Jena intermediary in the loan process Satarupa Mohanty, the second officer of Bank of India.
During course of investigation it is ascertained that accused Girija Shankar Mishra as the Manager of Bank of India, SIPS Campus (Jharpokharia) ,during the period dt.08.05.2012 to dt.26.03.2013, in conspiracy with accused persons granted 131 fake Bank loans of Rs.1,00,000/- each, amounting to Rs 1.31 crore. After completion of investigation Charge Sheet No.30, dt.26.10.2015 u/s 167/467/468/471/472/420/406/409/120-B IPC was submitted in the court of SDJM, Baripada against the five accused (1) Bangali Charan Jena (2) Girija Shankar Mishra, Ex- Branch Manager, Bank of India, SIPS Campus (Jharpokharia) (3) Susanta Kumar Jena, (4) Satarupa Mohanty, Ex-Second Officer, Bank of India, (5) Satyananada Patra.
The case was under trial in the court of CJM, Baripada. All the five accused persons are convicted with 14 years impressment along with fine of Rs.27,00,000/- (Twenty Seven Lakhs) each. The case was investigated by Inspr Girija Sankar Chakrabarty of EOW and prosecuted by Additional Public Prosecutor Santosh Kumar Prusty.
