Housekeeping worker held for duping BMC driver into Rs 5.7 lakh loan scam

The accused, Basudev Satyabhan Patra

A housekeeping worker from West Bengal has been arrested for allegedly duping a BMC dumper driver, Sanjay Nivruti Shedge, 51, into taking a Rs 5.71 lakh loan in his own name under the pretext of transferring an existing home loan to a private bank for lower EMIs.

In 2023, Shedge availed a home loan of Rs 14.29 lakh from a finance company. The accused, identified as Basudev Satyabhan Patra, 32, acted as the finance agent for the loan. In 2024, Shedge approached Patra for help transferring the loan to a bank with lower EMIs.

Shedge provided ID documents, OTPs, and blank cheques. Instead, Patra used Shedge's papers to apply for a fresh loan of Rs 5.71 lakh and then siphoned off the amount using blank cheques. He has been arrested after a year on the run.

"We examined the accused's bank transactions and found several suspicious high-value transfers. We suspect he may have targeted multiple victims using a similar modus operandi," said an officer from MHB police station.