The Central Crime Department (CCB) of Coimbatore Metropolis Police on Saturday arrested a gold appraiser on cost of dishonest a financial institution of over ₹67 lakh.
The arrested has been recognized as M. Karthik, a resident of Sullivan Road, who had been as gold decoration appraiser for Avarampalayam department of the Central Financial institution of India from 2004.
As per the grievance lodged by the then department supervisor of the financial institution N. Jairam on January 19, 2019, a complete of 3819.200 gram of jewelry appraised by Karthik between August 17, 2017 and August 29, 2018 have been faux gold ornaments. A complete of ₹ 67,38,000 was launched from the financial institution to clients towards these jewelry in several gold loans. The department supervisor alleged that the forgery led to a loss to the tune of ₹ 67,38,000, along with curiosity, to the financial institution. The grievance additionally alleged that Karthikl eliminated one gold chain weighing 16.400 gram from the gold mortgage account of 1 buyer. The eliminated portion was valued ₹ 44,200. Karthik was arrested by a particular staff of the CCB on Saturday.
Two metropolis residents lose cash in on-line fraud
Two residents of town have collectively misplaced almost ₹6 lakh after they have been cheated by unknown individuals by fraudulent on-line transactions.
Within the first case, V. Divya (36), a resident of Pappanaickenpalayam, was cheated by an unknown particular person of ₹5,19,047 on the pretext of arranging her a mortgage.
In accordance with Coimbatore Metropolis Cyber Cell, an unknown particular person contacted the girl posing as an worker of Capital First Finance, Bengaluru, and warranted to supply a mortgage of Rs 4 lakh.
The particular person collected a complete of ₹5,19,047 from the girl by UPI cost between December 29, 2021 and January 6 this yr as processing expenses for the mortgage. The girl was cheated of an quantity increased than the sum provided to her as mortgage.
The Cyber Cell has registered a case based mostly on the girl’s grievance.
Within the second case, M. Robert (56), a resident of Veerappa Thevar Colony at Nanjundapuram was duped of ₹74,998 by an unknown particular person who posed as a financial institution official.
Cyber Cell police mentioned that Mr. Robert obtained a hyperlink from an unknown quantity with a hyperlink to replace Pan card quantity in his SBI checking account on Friday. The complainant clicked the hyperlink and entered credentials of his on-line banking login. Later, Mr. Robert discovered {that a} whole of ₹74,998 was debited in two transactions. He lodged a grievance with Coimbatore Metropolis Cyber Cell. A case has been registered.