Police recovers Rs 36 lakhFictitious Mizoram bank

From our Staff Reporter SILCHAR, Nov 16 : In a major catch, Silchar police recovered Rs 36.60 lakh and picked up two youths in the sensational cheating case in Mizoram where hundreds of crores of rupees had been laundered by a racket in the name of a fictitious bank.The Cachar police led by Additional SP Pradip Ranjan Kar picked up one Paritosh Shuklabaidya from his residence in the Dhamalia Bazar area in Uttar Krishnapur near Silchar and recovered Rs 20.90 lakh cash last night. The police then raided the house of one Ripon Das at Dohalia in the Patharkandi area in Karimganj district and recovered Rs 15.70 lakh.The kingpin of the racket, Ms Lalmonpui from Aizawl had been arrested by the Mizoram Police on November 8 from the house of Ripon Das in Dohalia. A top official of the Aizawl police informed The Sentinel that at least 30 people, including two government employees who had allegedly deposited crores of rupees from their respective departments, have so far been arrested. Till now 800 FIRs have been lodged in various police stations in Mizoram and the total amount involved might touch Rs 3,000 crore, a police source from Aizawl said.Silchar police today showed the money packed in a gunny bag and a carton. Kar said Shuklabaidya first contacted him and confessed that Lalmonpui had recently left a bag in his house. Kar, along with Silchar Sadar Thana OC Ashoke Saha, rushed to Uttar Krishnapur residence of Shuklabaidya who handed them over the bag. Shuklabiadya, an agent of Sahara financial company working in Mizoram, said Lalmonpui is known to him. He, however, denied his involvement in the fictitious bank that Lalmonpui was running. Lalmonpui, along with Ripon Das, came to Shuklabaidya’s house during Diwali and kept the bag there saying that she would be coming back within a few days and take the bag back.While reading the news of Lalmonpui’s arrest, Shuklabaidya sensed some foul play and thus called the police. Kar then talked over telephone to Das who also said that Lalmonpui had left a bag with him before she was arrested by Aizawl police. Kar along, with DIG (Southern Range) YK Gautam, rushed to Dohalia last night and picked up Das, who worked as painter in Mizoram. Kar said this was the biggest-ever seizure of cash by Cachar police.Meanwhile, OC Mate from Bongkong police station of Mizoram reached Silchar tonight. He will take Shuklabaidya and Das to Aizawl for interrogation.Another source quoting Lalmonpui said that she had actually left Rs 53 lakh with Das. The source said that Rs 2 crore had been recovered from Lalmonpui’s possession.Meanwhile, the Mizoram Government suspended two government employees who had allegedly deposited crores of rupees from their departments. One Ms Changbin Sangi, a cashier in Health Department had invested Rs 1.30 crore in the fictitious bank that promised eight per cent interest per week. Another cashier from the Cooperative Department was also suspended for the same reason.This massive scam has already become an election issue in the State that goes to poll on December 2. source: sentinel assam