Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Kolkata police arrested bank fraud racket kingpin

Kolkata police last night arrested one more person Manaranjan Roy (40), the manager-in-charge of Pincon involved in a bank fraud racket. After his arrest the number has reached to six. Last month the Shakespeare Sarani branch of Overseas Bank was cheated of Rs 5.5 crore by the gang.

Police arrested Manaranjan Roy near his residence at Raipur Road at Jadavpur. Police believe Roy was the key player of the racket.

Following the complaint lodged by the bank authorities last month police arrested five people including Pravin Kumar Agwaral (44) and Raghu Shetty (50), the bank manager of the Karnataka Bank few days back.

The gang had submitted eight forged letters of credit on the name of different branches of Karnataka Bank and cheated of Rs 5.5 crore. Police arrested Pravin, was the official recipient of the entire amount. During his interrogation he revealed Raghu’s name who worked as branch manager of the Karnataka Bank. It was Raghu who had confirmed the Indian Overseas Bank authorities, over telephone that the forged letters of credit were authentic and requested them to pay the amount to Pravin.

Investigating team belonged to anti-fraud section of the city police also came to know during the investigation that Manoranjan, had earlier duped Rs 2 core from a branch of United Bank of India. He was arrested in 2005 but was released on bail. Few years back he again tried to dupe Rs 6 core from Federal Bank. Police produced Manoranjan before the court and took him into custody for 14 days.

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RANADIP BASU said...

Dated: 24th January, 2013

To,
Amitesh Narayan


Our Client: Mr. Manoranjan Roy

Sub: Complaint against illegal, false and misleading display of statements and information in the Personal Finance Update website (www.personalfinanceupdate.blogspot.in/2008/08)

Dear Sir,

We are acting on behalf of our Client as abovenamed and we have been instructed to
write to you as follows :-

It appears that the website address www.personalfinanceupdate.blogspot.in/2008/08, unauthrorizedly, illegally and falsely has been displaying an article regarding news stating and/or alleging our client Mr. Manoranjan Roy, the Managing Director of Pincon Spirits Ltd having its registered office at 7, Red Cross Place, 3rd Floor, Kolkata- 700001, which is widely acclaimed for its reputation and quality of service since time immemorial and has a good long standing business. Our client has carved a niche for himself in the service industry who is a reputed and a distinguished businessman by profession and has garnered a huge goodwill in the region and pays huge excise duty with the exchequer of some denied and disputed offences.

We would like to take this opportunity to place on record, on behalf of our Client that our Client had been released and/or acquitted of the alleged offences as per FIR No. RC BSK 2010 E 0002 by the Ld. 14th Metropoliton Magistrate, Kolkata on 02.12. 2008, wherein, the Ld. Judge vide an order dated 30.03.2011 had held that no sufficient evidence was marshaled during investigation against our client for his complicity in the crime and hence our client was not sent up for trial. It is hereby envisaged that such false reporting is an attempt to attribute false, misleading and malicious statements to our Client. Such negligent attitude is harming the embellished reputation of our client and consequently affecting the business transactions. We, on behalf of our Client call upon to strict proof of the veracity and the contents of the wrong statements as attributed to our Client.

It is pertinent to note that our client has not been convicted of any offence and thereby such act and/or misconduct on your part is unwarranted in the eyes of law. Such false reporting and publication and/or display of false and misleading statements have caused great and irreparable harm to the reputation of our Client. Our Client is of the opinion that such misleading and completely false statements have been deliberately made with the intention to malign the reputation of our Client and also to lower his social prestige. It may be placed on record that our Client is a responsible and dignified citizen of this Country. The removal and/or deletion of such false article is subject to immediate necessary action.

In such circumstances, we, on behalf of our Client do hereby call upon you to forthwith take appropriate and necessary steps and action against such publisher and effect investigation in order to remove such article from the website with immediate effect.

A copy of such order is enclosed herewith for your records and reference and immediate compliance.

This is however without prejudice to the other rights and contentions of our client.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Yours faithfully

For ATTORNATUS


Uttiyo Mallick
Associate Advocate

RANADIP BASU said...

Dated: 24th January, 2013

To,
Amitesh Naryan


Sub: Complaint against illegal, false and misleading display of statements and information in the Personal Finance Update website (www.personalfinanceupdate.blogspot.in/2008/08)

Dear Sir,

I Mr. Manoranjan Roy,the Managing Director of Pincon Spirits Ltd having its registered office at 7, Red Cross Place, 3rd Floor, Kolkata- 700001, which is widely acclaimed for its reputation and quality of service since time immemorial and has a good long standing business and as such has carved a niche for myself in the service industry has a reputed and a distinguished goodwill in the region and pay huge excise duty with the exchequer, would like to inform you that to the utmost bewilderment the website address www.personalfinanceupdate.blogspot.in/2008/08,has been unauthrorizedly, illegally and falsely displaying an article regarding news stating and/or alleging me with some denied and disputed offences.

I would like to take this opportunity to place on record that I had been released and/or acquitted of the alleged offences as per FIR No. RC BSK 2010 E 0002 by the Ld. 14th Metropoliton Magistrate, Kolkata on 02.12. 2008, wherein, the Ld. Judge vide an order dated 30.03.2011 had held that no sufficient evidence was marshaled during investigation against my complicity in the crime and hence was not sent up for trial. It is hereby envisaged that such false reporting is an attempt to attribute false, misleading and malicious statements. Such negligent attitude is harming my embellished reputation and consequently affecting the business transactions. I hereby call upon to strict proof of the veracity and the contents of the wrong statements as attributed by te publisher.

It is pertinent to note that I have never been convicted of any offence and thereby such act and/or misconduct is unwarranted in the eyes of law. Such false reporting and publication and/or display of false and misleading statements have caused great and irreparable harm to my reputation. In furtherance I state that such misleading and completely false statements have been deliberately made with the intention to malign my reputation and also to lower his social prestige. And henceforth I reiterate that the removal and/or deletion of such false article is subject to immediate necessary action.

In the light of the aformentioned circumstances, I hereby call upon you to forthwith take appropriate and necessary steps and action against such publisher and effect investigation in order to remove such article from the website with immediate effect.

A copy of such order is enclosed herewith for your records and reference and immediate compliance.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Yours faithfully

Manoranjan Roy

RANADIP BASU said...

Dated: 24th January, 2013

To,
Amitesh Naryan


Sub: Complaint against illegal, false and misleading display of statements and information in the Personal Finance Update website (www.personalfinanceupdate.blogspot.in/2008/08)

Dear Sir,

I Mr. Manoranjan Roy,the Managing Director of Pincon Spirits Ltd having its registered office at 7, Red Cross Place, 3rd Floor, Kolkata- 700001, which is widely acclaimed for its reputation and quality of service since time immemorial and has a good long standing business and as such has carved a niche for myself in the service industry has a reputed and a distinguished goodwill in the region and pay huge excise duty with the exchequer, would like to inform you that to the utmost bewilderment the website address www.personalfinanceupdate.blogspot.in/2008/08,has been unauthrorizedly, illegally and falsely displaying an article regarding news stating and/or alleging me with some denied and disputed offences.

I would like to take this opportunity to place on record that I had been released and/or acquitted of the alleged offences as per FIR No. RC BSK 2010 E 0002 by the Ld. 14th Metropoliton Magistrate, Kolkata on 02.12. 2008, wherein, the Ld. Judge vide an order dated 30.03.2011 had held that no sufficient evidence was marshaled during investigation against my complicity in the crime and hence was not sent up for trial. It is hereby envisaged that such false reporting is an attempt to attribute false, misleading and malicious statements. Such negligent attitude is harming my embellished reputation and consequently affecting the business transactions. I hereby call upon to strict proof of the veracity and the contents of the wrong statements as attributed by te publisher.

It is pertinent to note that I have never been convicted of any offence and thereby such act and/or misconduct is unwarranted in the eyes of law. Such false reporting and publication and/or display of false and misleading statements have caused great and irreparable harm to my reputation. In furtherance I state that such misleading and completely false statements have been deliberately made with the intention to malign my reputation and also to lower his social prestige. And henceforth I reiterate that the removal and/or deletion of such false article is subject to immediate necessary action.

In the light of the aformentioned circumstances, I hereby call upon you to forthwith take appropriate and necessary steps and action against such publisher and effect investigation in order to remove such article from the website with immediate effect.

A copy of such order is enclosed herewith for your records and reference and immediate compliance.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Yours faithfully

Manoranjan Roy