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Young entrepreneur caught in the web of deceit
Young entrepreneur caught in the web of deceit
Amar Sangno
ITANAGAR, Aug 31
For one Gomar Karlo, 23th August was “horrifying day” and the incident
would surely keep haunting him for rest of his life.
Gomar, a young entrepreneur at his 33 from Likabali in West Siang district has woken
up by a call from his family on Friday morning informing him that he had been issued
legal notice of Debt Recovery Tribunal, Guwahati with its O. A No. 216 of 2012 filed
by UCO Bank, Itanagar Branch against debt of Rs 30, 15,772.
The unexpected information left Gomar speechless and dumbstruck with disbelief as
he has been portrayed as defaulter in local dallies. However he somehow managed to
control himself from being fainted and rushed back to Itanagar on the same day. On
the way to Itanagar he realized that he is caught in web of deceit and the sky had
fallen upon him. Tormented young entrepreneur vowed to fight tooth and nail for
justice and to save his clean image.
On the same day he lodged FIR with Itanagar police station with case No.179/13, U/S,
468/471/420/34 IPC, accordingly the capital police acted promptly and arrested fraudster
one Bishu Saha, S/O Sri T. Saha, resident of PO/PS Harmoti, district North Lakimpur,
Assam who used to be Gomar’s tenant.
“I am as surprised as anyone of my family members on legal notice of Debt Recovery
Tribunal served by UCO bank, honestly I never been to UCO bank ever in my life” said
Gomar in disbelief.
According to police, Saha duped Gomar by forging his trading licence no. 2290/ Dated
Itanagar, 28/6/05 with fictitious groceries business shop namely M/S Gyatri Enterprises
in which Gomar was proprietor having business place at C Sector, Gandhi Market Itanagar.
Interestingly UCO bank granted sanction to Bishu Saha worth of 10 lakh with interest
rate 13.25% P.A with monthly rests on 02/02/2007. Later it enhanced the cash credit
limit from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh in 11/02/2008 with rate of interest 14.5% p.a.
Investigating officer informed this scribe that accused Saha had confessed that he
forged Gomar name to obtain cash credit from UCO bank. Surprisingly UCO bank readily
granted sanction to Saha without having cross check on his personal details under
know your customers (KYC).
“I cannot believe how come UCO Bank could grant sanction to such a huge amount to
anyone without verifying the facts” he added. “I don’t want any local people become
victim of fraudsters who are prowling around to strike at slight chance” Gomar firmly
asserted.
Sources informed that in similar nature of fraud cases, the CBI had investigated
against UCO bank on basis of FIR lodged by one Dr. Swapen Kumar Nandi Zonal Manager
dated 11th February 2011 against then Chief Manager P.K Ghoshal and D K Roy now posted
as senior manager UCO bank Jorhat, Assam. CBI later charge sheeted and the case is
reportedly pending before the court of district and session court at Yupia.
“My incident should be eye-
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