Archive · 11 Nov 2025
Book Supplier Arrested for Rs 2 Crore ISKCON Fraud
A man who supplies books to a religious group called ISKCON has been arrested.
He is accused of taking about 2 crore rupees by tricking the group.
He allegedly delivered fewer books than ISKCON ordered, but sent fake bills asking for payment for all the books.
The group found out about this during an audit about six years ago.
The man had been hiding from the police, but they caught him recently in Kolkata after getting information that he had returned to the city.
Police believe he might have had help from others.
A book supplier, Devraj Bhattacharya, was arrested in Kolkata for allegedly defrauding ISKCON of Rs 2 crore.
The supplier is accused of delivering fewer books than ordered and submitting fabricated bills.
The alleged financial irregularities were uncovered during an internal audit by ISKCON about six years ago.
A cheating case was filed at the Shakespeare Sarani police station in 2019.
Bhattacharya had been evading arrest since the complaint and a court warrant was issued; he was apprehended after returning to Kolkata.
- Who
- Book supplier Devraj Bhattacharya
- What
- Arrested in connection with a Rs 2 crore cheating case involving ISKCON
- When
- Arrested on Saturday night, case filed in 2019
- Where
- Kolkata
- Why
- Allegedly embezzled funds by delivering fewer books than ordered and submitting fabricated bills for payment
- Accused
- Devraj Bhattacharya
- Organization
- ISKCON Kolkata
- Alleged Fraud Amount
- Rs 2 crore
- Alleged Modus Operandi
- Delivering fewer books than ordered and submitting fabricated bills
- Arrest Location
- Girish Park area, Kolkata
- Arrest Date
- Saturday night
- Case Filed
- 2019
- Police Station
- Shakespeare Sarani police station
