Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a former accountant of a company for Rs 2.63 crore alleged fraud. The accused has been identified as Saroj Kumar Mohanty of Kaliabora in Jagatsinghpur district. EOW sleuths arrested him from City May 8 on the basis of a complaint lodged by managing director of Sealcoat Structural Works Private Limited Biswajit Bhuyan. He had defrauded the company by making/using forged documents, an EOW official said. According to EOW sources, Saroj worked at the company as an accountant from 2006 to 2008. During this period, he managed the finances and accounts of the company.
Later, he was assigned to look after the financial deals with banks apart from overseeing balance sheets and tax filings. As per the complaint, from FY 2015-16 to FY 2017-18, he siphoned off Rs 2.63 crore through forged documents such as a request letter to the bank and putting false signatures. The accused even misappropriated the bank cheques which was issued for parties, and instead transferred money into his account.
Besides, in several cases, he withdrew funds stored in company accounts for parties, through deceitful means. “He illegally transferred the amounts to several accounts, including to his own. In some cases, he withdrew payments due to the parties, using the bank instrument and subsequently, deposited lesser amount from the cash deposit machine in their accounts,” he added. The sleuths seized several incriminating documents forged by Saroj during the investigation. The accused has been booked under Sections 420, 408 and 467 IPC, along with various provisions under Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act. He was produced before a special court in Cuttack Thursday.
DEBADURLLAV HARICHANDAN, OP