Mumbai Port Trust staffer cheats bank of Rs7.5 lakh, held

Bhoiwada police on Monday arrested a Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) employee, along with his two associates, for obtaining a housing loan of Rs.7.5 lakh by submitting forged documents.

“Tushar Darvesh alias Tushar Darveshkar,43, Charles D’Souza alias Imtiyaz Ahmed Raut, 65 and Vijay Panchal, 35, were booked for forgery and cheating. Darvesh was working at Mumbai Port Trust for the past 13 years,” said Sunil Kale, police inspector, of Bhoiwada police station. He added that the police also recovered cash worth Rs.4.25 lakh.

The Darveshes met HDFC bank officials for housing loan of Rs7.5 lakh in December, 2008. Along with the loan application, they submitted a purchase agreement of the flat signed and sealed by the Kalyan sub registrar office, Darveshkar’s salary certificate, NOC of the housing society and the driving licence.

The bank sanctioned a loan of Rs7.5 lakh and gave a cheque in the name of Imtiyaz Raut, who withdrew the money after it was credited.

The forgery came to light when Darvesh stopped paying the monthly EMIs. When the bank recovery officials went to Darveshs’ flat in Kalyan, they were shocked to find a Nitin Pawar, who told them that he had purchased said flat from Imtiyaz Raut and also showed them the relevant documents. The officials also discovered that the agreement number that was registered was false.

Rajesh Ghate, assistant manager, HDFC, then lodged a complaint against the Darveshes.