EOW ARRESTS ONE FRAUDSTER INVOLVED IN CHEATING TO THE TUNE OF MORE THAN 1.18 CRORES
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar,17/03/22:Economic Offences Wing, Bhubaneswar has arrested accused, Rashmi Ranjan Dash, Proprietor of R.D. Group of Company on 16.03.2022 from Bhubaneswar in EOW PS Case No. 06 dated 16.03.2022 U/s 406/419/420/467/468/471/472 IPC. On being arrested, he is going to be produced before the JMFC, City Cuttack.
The above referred case has been registered on the basis of a complaint filed
by one Antaryami Nayak of CDA, Cuttack, a retired employee of State Bank of India
on the allegation of cheating to him to the tune of more than Rs. 1.18 crores by the present accused Rashmi Ranjan Dash on the pretext of providing/ arranging one commercial plot measuring 4000 sqft. at Hadiapatha, Cuttack under the discretionary quota of CDA, Cuttack by using fake and forged seal and signature of Commissioner, Cuttack Municipality Corporation
.Investigation of the case revealed that complainant Antaryami Nayak came in contact with the present accused Rashmi Ranjan Dash during the year-2021, through his younger brother Samarendra Nayak. In course of their acquaintance, accused Rashmi Ranjan Dash induced the complainant to purchase a commercial plot measuring 4000 sqft. at Hadiapatha, Cuttack that he can arrange for Rs.1,18,50,000/- under the discretionary quota of CDA, Cuttack, because of his relation with Ananya Das, Commissioner, CMC.
Investigation of the case also revealed that, the complainant being allured
agreed to the proposal and decided to purchase the land in the name of his wife.
During the period from April to November-2021, the complainant paid the accused Rs.1,18,50,000/-. After receiving Rs. 10 Lakhs in cash to process for the Discretionary Quota, the accused obtained the signatures of complainant’s wife (the proposed buyer) on blank papers including a stamp paper and later handed over the complainant an agreement dated 15.04.2021, purportedly executed between his wife as buyer and Ms. Ananya Das, Secretary in Charge, C.D.A, Cuttack with the purported seal of CMC,Cuttack, which on verification was found to be fake and forged. The accused had falsely assured the complainant that registration of the schedule land would be done on 15th November, 2021 at CDA Office, Cuttack at 10 AM and prior to that he took the full amount i.e 1,18,50,000/-. However, the accused Rashmi Ranjan Dash did not turn up on that date and when contacted took different pleas and went on avoiding him intentionally on different pretext and did not return his money as yet.In course of search of office of the accused in Maitri Vihar, Bhubaneswar so many incriminating documents including the seals of different authorities including seal of CMC, Cuttack which has been affixed on the fake agreement paper purportedly executed between wife of the complainant and Ananya Das, CMC, Commissioner have been seized. Some fake Identity Cards of the Accused showing him as a Gynaecologist of SCB Medical College & Hospital, BHMS doctor etc have also been seized. Those are being used by the accused to impersonate him in order to defraud the victims.
Further on verification it was found that the accused Rashmi Ranjan Dash was
earlier arrested and forwarded in Kumbharpada PS Case No. 127 & 128/2016 in which he has also defrauded many victims by impersonating himself as a CBI Officer to arrange job with Police or Revenue Dept. and also to facilitate the admission in his educational institutions. Investigation of the case is continuing.
