CURATED BY – SUSHIL SONI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Anuppur, complainant Shyamvati Singh, wife of Samar Singh, age 45 years, resident of village Muddhova, police station Kotma, reported that two unknown persons came to the village and in the name of giving loan to women's group at low interest, pretending to be from Abhas Microfinance Association Company, took Rs. 2050, 2550, 3050, 3550 from all the women in the name of fees based on the amount of their loan, and called women of villages like Aamadad, Muddhova, Belia Badi, Latar, Ura, Kushla Bahra, Bagrar, Malga, Daikhal, Parasi etc. to the office at Rest House Road, Kotma on 14.2.2025 and took money from all about 60-65 women by giving false assurance that the loan amount will be credited to everyone's account in the evening, on the report of fraud and absconding with the money, crime number 62/25 section 318 (4) was registered against two unknown accused in police station Kotma. BNS was established and investigation was taken up, during investigation all the complainants were questioned, who told that two unknown accused took Rs. 2050, 2550, 3050, 3550 from all the women in the name of loan fees and gave receipts of Abhas Microfinance Association Company. Under the guidance of Mr. Superintendent of Police Mr. Motiur Rahman and under the direction of Mr. Additional Superintendent of Police, SDOP Madam Kotma, a police team was sent to Mirzapur, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh to trace the suspects. The suspect Manoj Kumar Bind was arrested and questioned, who went from village to village and contacted women's groups and by luring them with loans at low interest, defrauded women of 8-10 villages of Kotma area on 14.2.2025, by setting up an office of Abhas Microfinance Association Company at Rest House Road, Kotma, he took Rs. 2050 from 60-65 women in a single day. , 2550, 3050, 3550 by making fake receipts of Abhas Microfinance Association Company and giving receipt acknowledgement, closing the office and running away with his friend Sanjay Giri. In this case sections 338, 336(3), 340(2), 3/5 BNS have been added. This type of incident has happened earlier in Kurav Prayagraj, Sakaldiha district Chandauli Uttar Pradesh, and Byahari district Shahdol and Kotma area. Tell that he did fraud with his friend Sanjay Giri. Accused Manoj Kumar Bind father Laudhar Bina age 43 years resident Gangavathi district Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh has been arrested after seizing Rs 1,48,500/- of fraud and fake receipts of Abhas Microfinance Association Company and photocopies of Aadhar cards, bank account passbooks etc. collected from women. And one other accused will also be arrested soon. In the above action, Police Station Incharge Kotma Sunderesh Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector Suresh Ahirwar, Brijesh Kumar Pandey, Head Constable Sanjeev Tripathi, Constable Satyabhan Singh, Mumtaz, Jitendra Mandloi and cyber cell head constable Rajendra Ahirwar Pankaj Mishra have played an important role.