Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Post Office Agent Arrested for Alleged ₹12 Lakh Fraud
A 73-year-old man was arrested for allegedly tricking someone out of money.
He was working at a post office.
The man pretended to invest ₹12 lakh for someone but didn't actually put the money in their account.
Instead, he gave the person fake passbooks to make it look like the money was safe.
After the person complained, the police investigated.
The investigation was taken over by the CID after the person was not satisfied with the initial investigation.
A 73-year-old man was arrested for allegedly defrauding a person.
The accused allegedly duped a person out of ₹12 lakh in a post office scheme.
The accused, Hriday Ranjan Maity, was an agent at the sub-post office.
Fake bank passbooks were reportedly used by the accused.
The investigation was handed over to the CID after a court complaint.
- Who
- Hriday Ranjan Maity, a post office agent, was arrested.
- What
- A man was arrested for allegedly duping a person.
- When
- Tuesday (when arrest occurred)
- Where
- East Burdwan sub-post office, Jamalpur, India.
- Why
- Maity allegedly defrauded an individual of ₹12 lakh.
- Accused
- Hriday Ranjan Maity
- Age of Accused
- 73 years old
- Location
- Jamalpur Hattala, East Burdwan
- Amount allegedly defrauded
- ₹12 lakh
- Type of Fraud
- Post Office Investment
- Investigation Agency
- CID