3 weeks ago
Mumbai Police Arrest Retired Officer in ₹6.5 Crore Payroll Scam
There was a big money problem inside the police department in Mumbai, India.
The police believe some people got salaries they were not supposed to get.
A man named Ramkishan Goswami used to work for the police.
He retired a few years ago, in 2023.
The police arrested him and say he was part of this money problem.
The amount of money involved is about ₹6.5 crore, which is a very large sum.
A judge sent Goswami to stay in police custody until August 17.
The police think five people were involved in total.
They are checking bank records and documents to find out everything that happened.
The investigation is still going on.
Mumbai Crime Branch arrested retired administrative officer Ramkishan Goswami from Kanjurmarg in an alleged ₹6.5 crore payroll fraud case.
Goswami retired from service in 2023 and has been remanded to police custody till August 17.
The alleged scam involved irregularities in the police department's payroll system, causing wrongful disbursement of crores in salaries.
Five people have been booked in the case, and police are probing the role of the four other accused.
Investigators are examining payroll records, bank transactions and official documents to determine the extent of the fraud.
- Who
- Ramkishan Goswami, a retired administrative officer of the Mumbai Police, arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch; four other people have also been booked.
- What
- Alleged ₹6.5 crore payroll fraud involving irregularities in the Mumbai Police payroll system and wrongful disbursement of salaries.
- Where
- Arrested in Kanjurmarg in Mumbai's eastern suburbs; produced before the Esplanade court in Mumbai.
- When
- Goswami was arrested recently and remanded to police custody until August 17; he retired from service in 2023.
- Why
- Police allege payroll irregularities led to the wrongful disbursement of crores of rupees in salaries.
Key facts
- Accused
- Ramkishan Goswami, retired administrative officer
- Alleged fraud amount
- ₹6.5 crore
- Investigating agency
- Mumbai Crime Branch
- Arrest location
- Kanjurmarg, eastern suburbs of Mumbai
- Custody
- Police custody till August 17
- People booked
- 5
- Retirement year
- 2023
- Court
- Esplanade court
Sources
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