Bhubaneswar, February 5: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Odisha, arrested a Bhubaneswar-based couple on the charges of a bank fraud involving Rs 1.3 crore on Wednesday.
The couple has been identified as Ashirbad Pattnaik and Manogyan Pattnaik.
Investigating on the basis of a complaint lodged by Sushant Nayak, Regional Head, Financial Crime Prevention Group, ICICI Bank Ltd, Bhubaneswar, the couple was picked today.
According to the complaint, the couple had fraudulently availed a loan against assests of Rs.1.5 crore from ICICI Bank, Link Road Branch in Cuttack by mortgaging two flats and one duplex in Bhubaneswar which was earlier pledged to the Indian Bank, Ashok Nagar Branch.
The couple had deceitfully availed Rs.3.79 crore loan in the name of “AB Solutions” pledging the same properties.
As the ICICI loan was not repaid duly, the bank authorities served notice to the loanee to reposess the mortgaged property. However, the effort was in vain as the said properties were already attached by the Indian Bank earlier for non-clearance of the debt.
