AP CMRF scam: 6 Dakshina Kannada residents arrested for using fake cheques

Team Udayavani, Oct 7, 2020, 12:26 PM IST

Mangaluru: Six people from Dakshina Kannada were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Andhra Pradesh police for attempting to withdraw Rs 117 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) using three fake cheques.

The arrested are identified as Yogish Acharya (40), a resident of Moodbidri, Udaya Shetty ( 35) a resident of Kantavara, Brijesh Rai, a resident of Mangaluru; Belthangady resident Gangadhara, and two others.

Reportedly, the arrested persons created fake cheques that looked like real ones and tried to deposit it in the bank. The massive fraud transactions were stopped when bank officials suspected something fishy when the cheques were produced at the bank.

The bank immediately contacted officials in Andhra Pradesh and learned it was a scam. Following the incident, all transactions of the AP CMRF account have been suspended.

It is alleged that the the accused forged cheques sanctioned to three people to withdraw Rs 117 crore.