Bank loan forgery cases: ED raids three locations in Bengal

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Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths raided three locations in and around Kolkata on Tuesday in connection with three different bank loan forgery cases.

The central agency sleuths conducted a raid at the residence of local businessman Sanjay Surekha at Ballygunge in Kolkata.

Sources said that the raid and search operations by the central agency officials were in connection with a bank loan forgery case registered by the State Bank of India (SBI) in the year 2022.

The total forgery amount involved in the matter is to the tune of Rs 3,280 crore.

The ED sleuths also conducted raid at the residence of another businessman Sanjay Gupta in Dum Dum Cantonment area in North 24 Parganas. The raid at Gupta’s place was in connection to a bank loan forgery in neighbouring Jharkhand involving an amount of Rs 600 crore.

However, when the ED officials reached Gupta’s residence, he was not there. His family members informed the central agency officials that Gupta was out of station for business purposes.

The ED officials also raided the residence of one individual Santanu Poddar, a senior official attached to a corporate entity engaged in metal machine parts manufacturing.

The sources said the ED officials conducted a raid at Poddar’s residence for the second time. However, the amount involved in the forgery was not divulged.

Each team of ED officials was escorted by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel.

The sources said that besides examining the paper and digital documents at these three places, the investigating officials of ED also questioned different persons staying there.

–IANS

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1,966 route km of NFR identified for advanced technological system ‘Kavach’ : Official

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), which operates in the northeastern states and in seven districts of West Bengal and five districts of north Bihar, would soon integrate ‘Kavach 4.0’ to improve train operations, officials said here on Sunday.

NFR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that a 1,966 route kilometre length from Malda town (in West Bengal) to Dibrugarh (in Assam) has been identified for implementation of Kavach.

“NFR, being a part of the nation’s railway connectivity system, would be integrating this advanced technological system ‘Kavach 4.0’ soon, providing safer, more reliable, and efficient rail services within its jurisdiction,” he said.

The CPRO said that the Indian Railways is speeding up to deploy advanced Kavach 4.0 – automatic train protection system across its key routes.

According to Sharma, the Kavach 4.0 is an enhanced comprehensive, technology-driven solution developed by Indian Railways to prevent accidents and ensure the smooth operation of trains, providing an additional layer of safety and control.

All the locomotives where lower versions of Kavach were installed will be replaced with the upgraded Kavach 4.0, he said.

The implementation of Kavach 4.0 by Indian Railways across its key routes is a broader initiative to modernise its infrastructure and improve safety standards.

The NFR CPRO said that by leveraging technology such as Kavach 4.0, the connectivity system would ensure smoother operations, minimising human error, and most importantly, preventing accidents.

The Kavach 4.0 system is built upon several critical technological components, including Station Kavach, which receives information from Loco Kavach and signalling systems to guide the locomotive and RFID tags, which are installed along the tracks at regular intervals and signal point to monitor the train’s location and direction.

Over the past period, Indian Railways has been taking several steps to cut down train accidents.

By rolling out Kavach 4.0, Indian Railways is committed to making rail travel even safer for passengers.

This step is part of a larger plan to strengthen the railway network and boost safety measures across the rail network of the country, Sharma said.

The system is capable of automatically applying brakes if the loco pilot fails to do so, as it displays real-time line-side signals in the driver’s cab, and provides continuous movement authority updates through radio-based communication, he pointed out.

Other key features of the “Kavach 4.0” include automatic whistling at level crossing gates, direct locomotive-to-locomotive communication to prevent collisions, and an SOS function to alert authorities in case of emergencies.

–IANS

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3 held for killing man in Gurugram

Gurugram, Dec 12 (IANS) The Gurugram police have arrested three people for allegedly strangling to death a fellow employee with an electric wire at their rented accommodation in Khoh village of Gurugram, police said.

The victim was identified as 25-year-old Pushpender, a native of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh.

The victim was working in a private firm located in IMT Manesar.

The accused were identified as Sarjan alias Ali, Ramanand alias Billu, and Ajit alias Binny, all residents of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh.

The accused were also working in the same company and used to live in common accommodation, the police said.

According to the police, during the early hours of Wednesday, they received information regarding a person lying dead in Khoh village.

On receiving information about the deceased, the police team of Sector-7 IMT Manesar police station, Gurugram, reached the spot where a person was found lying dead on the floor in a room.

The police team got the spot inspected by the crime scene police, fingerprints, and Forensic Science Laboratory teams.

Meanwhile, the deceased’s sister, who was present at the spot, told the police that her brother worked in a company located in Sector-3 IMT Manesar and was living on rent in Khoh village.

Three persons who were working in the same company also lived with her brother.

“My brother had told me several times on the phone that his roommates quarrel with him over small matters and threaten to kill him. On Wednesday, my younger brother informed me that Pushpender was lying dead in the room, and there were injury marks on his neck and head. His roommates killed him due to enmity with his brother,” the victim’s sister told the police.

Based on her complaint, the police filed a murder case against the suspects at the IMT Manesar police station.

Taking prompt action into the matter, the police nabbed the accused trio from near Power House IMT Manesar on Wednesday.

During police questioning, the accused disclosed that on the intervening nights of Tuesday and Wednesday, all four men were consuming alcohol.

During this time, the accused trio had an altercation and abused the deceased, due to which Ramanand and Ajit caught the hands and feet of Pushpender, and Sarjan strangled him with an electric wire and killed him.

“The police team has recovered an electric wire used in the committing the murder from the possession of the accused. The accused have been in police custody for further investigation,” said Sandeep Kumar, Gurugram police spokesperson.

–IANS

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