The EditorAccused Nabbed, Sent on 12-Day Police Remand
Kaithal, August 22 – Acting under the directions of SP Aastha Modi, Kaithal Police’s Economic Offences Cell arrested Utpal Kumar Choudhary, a resident of Howrah, West Bengal, in connection with a ₹4 crore fraud case. The accused has been sent on 12-day police remand for further interrogation.
Complaint by Rubber Businessman
The case was registered based on a complaint by Sahil Sachdeva of Sector-19, Kaithal, the proprietor of M/s Sahil Enterprises. His father, Ramesh, also runs M/s Ramesh & Company, engaged in natural rubber trading.
According to Sahil, his firm, established in 2009, expanded to Agartala, Tripura, in 2015. In September 2022, the accused Utpal Kumar Choudhary approached him, posing as the head of an NGO named CSSS Chaltakali Swami Seva Sangh.
Fake Tenders and Government Links
Choudhary falsely claimed high-level connections in government departments, presenting himself as a Director in Tripura’s Higher Education Department. He shared fake tender documents via WhatsApp, assuring contracts for:
- Mid-Day Meal schemes,
- FCI warehouse supplies, and
- Farmer-based projects.
To gain trust, the accused even generated fake invoices and transactions in the firm’s accounts. Later, under the pretext of a project for Bridge and Roop Company India Ltd. involving smoke house construction for farmers, he extracted more money.
Fraud Amounts to ₹4 Crore
Sahil later discovered that Utpal Kumar had been arrested earlier by Kolkata STF in another case and was lodged in Baruipur Jail. With court-issued production warrants, Kaithal Police formally arrested him in the present case.
Police confirmed that the accused had defrauded Sahil’s firm of nearly ₹4 crore. Further investigation is ongoing to trace the money trail and possible accomplices.
