UBI scam: More money recovered

Imphal, November 06 2009: Out of the total amount of Rs 4.54 crores fraudulently withdrawn from UBI Churachandpur Branch by a UG group, a sum of another Rs 1.71 crore has been reportedly handed over today.

The balance amount is also likely to be handed over tomorrow.

The new development has come about even as the State Government is discussing to hand over the case to the CBI for inquiry following strong pressure from the Army authorities.

A signatory of the Suspension of Operation (SoO), the UG group had fraudulently withdrawn the amount which is actually meant for the Multi-Sectoral Development Programme.

At around noon today, members of the UG group handed over Rs 1.71 crores in the presence of Brig Rajiv Pant of 27 Sector, Churachandpur; Deputy Commissioner of the district Jacinta Lazarus and SP G Bimol.

Earlier, the UG group had handed over Rs 2.27 crores.

According to information received by the press, the UG group in question has so far handed over Rs 3.98 crores out of the total Rs 4.54 withdrawn.

The remaining balance amount is also expected to be handed over tomorrow.

The amount which was handed over today has been seized by the police after the same was produced before the court of CJM Churachandpur.

It may be recalled here that the police have already arrested some staff of the bank in connection with this case.

On the other hand, police have taken up another case in connection with the attempt to avail loan for purchasing truck from MGT Motors (Tata Motors) with fake certificates and patta as well as land valuation worked out by forging the signatures of SDC and Sub-Registrar of Keirao Bitra, Imphal East district.

The matter came to light when officials of the company visited the office of the SDO, Keirao Bitra today for verification of the application submitted by one Puyam Boby of Ucheckon Takhok Mapal for taking loan to purchase a truck, SDO Ng Roben disclosed.

On checking the official record, the patta submitted in the name of Puyam Inao who is supposed to be the guarantor of the person taking the loan was not only found to be in the name of one Puyam Hera but the signature of Supervisory Kanungo (SK) too had been forged.

Apart from forging the signature of the SDC and working out the land valuation as Rs 15 lakhs, the land valuation certificate has also been detected to be fake and encumbered certificate which was re-prepared after forging the signature of the Sub-Registrar.