Pune man in CBI custody for making forged papers

The special court of judge SN Sardesai granted CBI custody to Amit Chandrakant Kadam, a resident of Tingrenagar on Thursday for allegedly obtaining home loans from United Bank of India’s Deccan Gymkhana branch by preparing forged documents.

The deputy general manager and chief regional manager of United Bank of India, Mumbai registered a complaint with Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mumbai on February 1.

The EOW arrested Kadam on Wednesday and also booked former manager of the Deccan Gymkhana branch, P Viswanadhan, proprietor of M/s Prithvi Developers, Rashmikant Kantilal Shah, and 14 others under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for their involvement in the fraud.

Arguing for seeking 14-day CBI custody, special CBI prosecutor Anil S Kankariya told the court that Rs2.49 crore was disbursed as housing loans through forged documents.

Kankariya told the court that Kadam used to prepare borrowers’ loan documents and visit the branch with these proposals.

“Kadam’s custody is needed as the investigating agency wants to recover incriminating documents in the possession of the suspects who are on the run. The CBI also need to find out from where Kadam procured the forged documents and what he has done with the home loan funds,’’ Kankariya told the court.

During the investigation, the agency revealed that the flats are in the possession of people other than the borrowers. Kankariya told the court that Viswanadhan with the connivance of suspect Deepak More and Parvez Khan disbursed loans and cheated the bank to the tune of Rs2.49 crore.

However, the court remanded Kadam in CBI custody till February 22.

Man granted police custody for cheating
Kasba Peth resident Girish Shriniwas Phadtare (48) on Thursday was granted police custody till February 23 by a city court for allegedly cheating people to the tune of Rs1.27 crore. He used to promise to help them in getting flats in Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) schemes for concessional rates.

One of the victims, Sachin Ramesh Ghodke (30) of Kothrud had lodged a complaint with the Faraskhana police. Another suspect Rajendra Dattatray Gurudkar (44) of Dhankavdi  has already been arrested.

Gurudkar was remanded in magisterial custody on Thursday. 

According to the police, Phadtare allegedly took the money by telling people that money was required for preparing the agreement of the flats.

“Phadtare has admitted to cheating people for Rs1.62 crore and told us that he had given Rs88 lakh to Gurudkar. The police have recovered Rs40 lakh from Gurudkar,’’ says the remand application filed by the police in the court on Thursday.

The police claimed to have recovered 58 stamp papers and documents of Registration and Controller of Stamp Department from Gurudkar’s office.

Man gets 5-year RI for attempted rape
Manjur Shaikh (74) of Pashan was awarded five-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) by additional session judge DR Mahajan on Thursday, for attempting to rape a minor girl.
Shaikh, a resident of Pashan, was convicted under section 376 (punishment for rape) to read with 511 (punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment).

According to additional public prosecutor AF Basit, Shaikh lured a 12-year-old girl with the promise of buying a new dress and took her to his home on June 27, 2007. The victim was studying in standard V and was going to attend her class when Shaikh stopped her. When Shaikh attempted to rape the girl, she rescued herself from his clutches.

After reaching home, she narrated the incident to her parents following which Shaih was arrested by the police on the same day.
Basit examined 10 witnesses in the case.