------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- CBI books Dena Bank manager in cheating case ---------------------------------------------------------------- As part of its national drive against corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation today registered a case of cheating against the branch manager of Arpora branch of Dena Bank, Mr Vilas Kunkolienkar and three others, including his wife, for allegedly advancing and availing loans without any proper security, even as the CBI was probing the role of a peon of the agriculture department, who received Rs 38 lakh from the borrowers.
According to information provided by reliable sources in the CBI, the Dena Bank branch manager allegedly entered into a criminal conspiracy with Romeo Pereira (who died in December, last year) and Mr Peter Pereira of Palmar-Pomburpa and unauthorisedly sanctioned them demand loans to the tune of Rs 95.73 lakh.
The sources further disclosed that the loans were sanctioned against fix deposit receipts, which were not existent. The money from the loans availed by the borrowers were siphoned off by them, said the sources.
The CBI also is probing the role of a peon, Krishnanath Matodkar, from agriculture department of the state government in the issue, who is reported to have collected a sum of Rs 38 lakh from the Pereira brothers with a promise to get them licence for opening an aqua-culture farm. The CBI, according to sources, will also probe the role of any other official of the agriculture department and where the money has gone.
The sources said that the branch manager has admitted to have received illegal gratification of Rs 3 lakh, by withdrawing the amount from the account of the Pereira brothers. He also admitted to have received one sofa set and a show case from them and also help in the form of floor tiles for renovation of his house at Bicholim.
The CBI, meanwhile, raided his residence and found various incriminating documents like blank application forms, signed guarantee notes, withdrawal vouchers given to him by the borrowers.
The Dena Bank official had also allegedly obtained a loan of Rs 3 lakh in the name of his wife, Ms Vijayshree Kunkolienkar, without proper documentation, said the sources adding that a case has also been booked against her. Mr Kunkolienkar is reported to have deposited Rs 1.17 lakh towards the repayment of loan obtained by his wife, yesterday.
The CBI search at the house of Pereira brothers yielded documents, like passbooks of various banks and other documents. Mr Peter Pereira informed the raiding party that he had paid Rs 38 lakh to the peon of the agriculture department, who promised to get them the licence to open aqua-culture farm.
The CBI found documents proving nexus between the branch manager of Dena Bank, Pereira brothers and the agriculture department peon during the raid on the house of the agriculture department peon. Besides 27 pass books were also seized during the raid from the house of the peon, besides documents of one Maruti van and Suzuki motorcycle were also seized.
The sources also disclosed that the raiding party also came to know
about a bungalow being constructed by the peon and that he too had
withdrawn money from the account of the Pereira brothers. The CBI has
registered case under Section 120 B of Criminal Procedure Code read
with Section 420 of Indian Penal Code and Section 13(2) read with Section
13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against all people.
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