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Kolkata: The Kolkata Police are probing 12 central government employees in the city for allegedly obtaining bank loans using forged documents and then defaulting on repayments.
Among the accused, Palas Mukhopadhyay, a Railway employee, has been arrested. He reportedly secured the largest loan in the group—Rs 11 lakh. The total amount fraudulently obtained by all the accused is estimated at around Rs 1 crore. While the total isn’t exceptionally large, the similarity in the way the loans were taken has raised suspicions of a coordinated racket.
All suspects work in various central government departments in Kolkata, most of them with Indian Railways. They allegedly approached a particular financial institution for personal loans through its marketing agents. After making a few initial EMI payments, they stopped repaying.
A police source stated that this case differs from typical individual loan defaults, as multiple cases share common elements, indicating a possible organized operation. The bank’s background check revealed that all loan applications were funneled through a select group of agents and supported by forged documents, especially related to income and financial status. Upon discovering this, the bank filed a complaint with the Park Street police station, leading to the ongoing investigation.
Authorities believe this case is unusual from standard loan defaults because of the recurring patterns—all accused are central government employees using similar forged paperwork. Since government employees are usually viewed as low-risk borrowers, the police suspect the involvement of an organized fraud syndicate.
