Archive · 30 Jan 2026
CBI Arrests Two in Multi-Crore Bank Fraud
The CBI has arrested two people who were wanted for a long time in big bank fraud cases.
The two people are Sanjay Sharma and Sheetal Sharma.
They had been hiding for many years and were using fake names.
Sanjay Sharma was accused of cheating a bank out of almost Rs 10 crore and another Rs 4 crore with Sheetal Sharma.
The CBI found them using special methods like tracking phones and money.
They were caught with fake papers and will now go to court.
CBI arrested two proclaimed offenders, Sanjay Sharma and Sheetal Sharma, in multi-crore bank fraud cases.
Sanjay Sharma was accused of cheating Punjab National Bank out of Rs 9.95 crore and Rs 4 crore in separate cases.
Sheetal Sharma was involved in the Rs 4 crore fraud case with Sanjay Sharma.
Both had been absconding for several years and were declared proclaimed offenders by courts.
The CBI used open-source intelligence, data analytics, and mobile phone analysis to trace and arrest them.
- Who
- Sanjay Sharma and Sheetal Sharma (aka Aarti Sharma)
- What
- Arrested for multi-crore bank fraud cases
- When
- Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Two cities (not specified)
- Why
- Accused of cheating banks and absconding for several years
- Accused 1
- Sanjay Sharma (aka Sanjeev Dixit, Pankaj Bhardwaj)
- Accused 2
- Sheetal Sharma (aka Aarti Sharma)
- Fraud Amount 1
- Rs 9.95 crore (PNB)
- Fraud Amount 2
- Rs 4 crore (with Aarti Sharma)
- Arrest Date
- Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Arrest Locations
- Two cities (not specified)
- Proclamation Dates
- Sanjay Sharma: August 11, 2016, November 23, 2017; Aarti Sharma: August 30, 2016
- Escape Incident
- Sanjay Sharma escaped custody on April 4, 2016
