Bhubaneswar: A private finance company here has brought fresh allegations of cheating by the woman fraudster who was Wednesday arrested in Rourkela for cheating a vehicle showroom owner.
The accused, Sharmistha Behera, took a motorcycle on finance from a showroom in the Steel City by producing fake IPS ID card and other forged documents.
Behera reportedly deposited Rs 25,000 as down payment and two blank cheques with the showroom before taking away the bike worth around Rs 2 lakh. Later, the two-wheeler showroom stumbled upon the fraud and approached the police.
Soon after Behera’s arrest, a private finance company operating in the Capital City here approached the Badagada police here alleging fraud by the woman.
According to the complaint, Behera had availed a two-wheeler loan from the finance company using a forged ID card among other fabricated documents.
“Posing as a clerical staff of state secretariat, Behera had approached the finance company for availing a loan to purchase a Honda-make scooter. Accordingly, she submitted copies of her PAN, Aadhaar, office ID and passbook of account maintained with State Bank of India’s Janpath branch in the City August 6. She availed a loan of Rs 58,000 to buy the scooter August 12,” said a source.
Earlier, Behera was also detained by Capital police during the lockdown in April for ordering the subordinate police staff to supply various essential commodities and arrange vehicle passes for her.