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MARGAO: South Goa SP Sunita Sawant informed that the total amount of money that the scammers stole was around Rs 1.29 crore, based on 17 applications that were submitted in relation to the Curchorem scam of stealing money from account holders.
Superintendent of Police, South Sunita Sawant told reporters that the police are looking into the complaints that the Curchorem police station has received. She also mentioned that the police have already filed formal complaints in four cases.
She also noted that PI Vaibhav Naik, the investigating officer, was moved from the Curchorem police station because the IO should have given the female senior citizen complainant, who has cancer and is receiving chemotherapy, adequate police support. She quickly added, though, that Rosaline Corriea, the complainant, had informed the police that she would lodge her complaint as soon as her son returned from Dubai in two days.
According to SP Sawant, the Central Bank of India Cacora Branch manager and Tanvi Vast have been arrested by the Curchorem police in connection with the fraud. The bank manager, Anand Ganpat Jadhav, who is from Satara, Maharashtra, was detained for allegedly helping the elderly person
SP Sawant described accused Tanvi Vast’s method of operation, stating that the non-bank employee attempted to assist the elderly individuals in completing their paperwork and deposited their funds into her account.
When the elderly needed to fill out documents, particularly for fixed deposits, the bank manager directed them to accused Tanvi. The accused used to move funds from the victims’ accounts to hers after obtaining their signatures,” she continued.
