In Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, police have arrested a woman who, pretending to be a judicial officer, had tried to take a personal loan of Rs 30 lakh from a private bank. Along with the woman, her alleged assistant and driver have also been arrested.
According to the agency, Additional Superintendent of Police Krishna Gopal said that the arrested woman has been identified as Ayesha Parveen. He claimed that he was posted in Rampur. Ayesha Parveen along with her local colleague Advocate Anas Bijnor Submitted the documents at the bank branch and applied for a personal loan of Rs 30 lakh.
However, as soon as the loan was approved by the bank and the woman reached the bank to collect the money, the bank officials became suspicious. He did cross-verification of the submitted documents. Investigation found that the documents were forged. Police said that all three have been arrested on charges of forging documents and attempting to defraud the bank. Considering the seriousness of the matter, further investigation is going on.
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During preliminary interrogation, Ayesha Parveen admitted to identifying herself as a judicial officer and planning to take a loan from the bank. Ayesha wanted to embezzle the entire amount by taking a personal loan through fake documents. Police said that investigation into the matter is ongoing. Efforts are being made to identify other possible associates. Following the arrests in this case, security and verification processes are being further strengthened to prevent fraudulent attempts.
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