“Madhya Pradesh Resident Arrested in Odisha for Alleged Rs 9.6 Crore Swindle”

A man named Pomesh Tembhare, a resident of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested by the Economic Offence wing (EOW) of Odisha Police for allegedly swindling Rs 9.6 crore money of District Mineral Foundation (DMF), Mayurbhanj. He was arrested on April 26 and brought to Bhubaneswar on transit remand. He will be produced before the designated court at Balasore on Monday, according to an EOW official.

The arrest was made on the basis of a police case registered by the chief manager of Bank of India, Baripada. Pomesh managed to transfer Rs 9.56 crore by producing clone cheques, according to the police.

Out of this amount, Rs 5.04 crore was blocked, and Rs 13.56 lakh lying in 33 accounts have been frozen.

Pomesh was hiding in a Naxal-infested village with his mobile phone switched off. The Odisha EOW team, with the help of local police and CAPF, arrested him. During the investigation, the EOW found that Pomesh is a member of a larger gang having a complex network in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.

The Odisha Police is conducting further investigations to reach out to the other fraudsters