Siliguri, 15th April: An elderly couple in Siliguri fell victim to a fraudulent scheme involving the purported sale of their house, resulting in a loss of lakhs of rupees. Following the incident, two written complaints were lodged in Siliguri police station and one in Matigara police station.
The cops of Matigara police station achieved a breakthrough in the case and arrested the area credit manager of the finance company implicated in the scam. The arrested accused has been identified as Silmant Ghosh.
As per details received, an elderly couple Lipika Sarkar and her husband Tarun Sarkar resides in Aurobindo Pally under Ward No. 22 of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC). The couple’s son lives in Bangalore for work.
Earlier, Lipika Sarkar had conversed with an individual regarding selling her house. Subsequently, a person named Sanjay Ghosh arrived to purchase the house and took the photocopy of the documents. Following this, there was no response from Sanjay Ghosh. However, without the knowledge of the elderly, Sanjay Ghosh allegedly registered the house supported by the photocopies of the original documents. Additionally, he had also taken a loan of about Rs 42 lakh from a finance company.
Later, Lipika Sarkar learned about the fraud when an employee of the finance company arrived at her house and inquired regarding loan. In response, the elderly woman lodged a written complaint at the Siliguri police station. Subsequently, the Additional Sub-Registrar also lodged a written complaint in the Matigara police station against four individuals, including a lawyer. Meanwhile, a complaint was also filed against four individuals on behalf of the finance company at the Siliguri police station, on charges of fraud.
While investigating this case, officer Pijush Kanti Sen Sarkar of Matigara Police Station learned regarding the involvement of an individual associated with the finance company in the fraud case. After a detailed investigation of this matter, Matigara police arrested the Area Credit Manager of the finance company Silmant Ghosh on April 9. The arrested accused was produced in the court and was taken on a 5-day remand. During further interrogation in remand, the police gained significant information regarding Silmant’s involvement in the Rs 42 lakh loan scam.
On Monday, the accused was produced before the Siliguri court after completing the 5-day remand. Police are actively searching for the other four suspects involved in the case as they continue to investigate the matter.