Guwahati: The charge sheet in the AMTRON fraud case was filed by the CID on Wednesday. Rahul Lochan Huzuri, assistant, finance, and accounts department of AMTRON, and Shankar Anbalagan, owner of SRS Raw Material Traders of Salem in Tamil Nadu, have been named by the investigation agency for their roles in fraudulently syphoning Rs. 2.57 crore from the official account of AMTRON, an Assam state government undertaking.
CID Assam went into action and instantly froze Rs. 1, 21, 61,372 in the receiver’s account at ICICI Bank’s Salem Branch in Tamil Nadu, using the online support line No. 155260.
According to CID sources, the arrested accused Rahul Lochan Huzuri, a contractual employee of AMTRON and sole operator of the company’s official e-mail account, sent an e-mail to Bank of Maharashtra, Guwahati Branch, Panbazar, instructing the bank to transfer Rs. 2, 57, 07,578 to a third party who had no business relationship with AMTRON.
According to evidence obtained from the AMTRON office, the accused Huzuri was the sole owner of the email account’s User id and password.
The CID team also visited numerous locations in Tamil Nadu and was able to uncover evidence pertaining to the case. Co-accused persons’ homes in Tamil Nadu were searched, and documented evidence was gathered.
Shankar Anbalagan, who was in receipt of the fraudulently obtained funds, was also apprehended during the operation.
Several other bank accounts that received the fraud funds as a result of future money transfers were identified, and the accounts were frozen.
Due to constant pressure and follow-up by the CID, Assam, a total of Rs. 2,13,89,498 was recovered from various banks and re-deposited into AMTRON’s account at Bank of Maharashtra, Panbazar, Guwahati. The remaining money of 66 38 lakhs that was withdrawn in cash in Tamilnadu is being sought.
Further investigation will be conducted in Tamilnadu in order to recover the remaining Rs 38 lakhs and apprehend the other absconding suspects.