Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 7: In an exceptional case of this kind, CBI Jammu today obtained custody of an absconder with the help of internet facility i.e. the facebook, sources said. According to sources, accused identified as Surinder Kumar Arora was evading to join investigation pending since the registration of FIR and had left his place of residence at Amritsar to escape the course of law. "Kamal Sangra, Investigating Officer, of the case used various surveillance techniques and was ultimately able to trace the accused using "facebook", the social networking site and put sustained pressure on him making his surrender at last, sources said.
They added the accused was evading his arrest for the last two years after he surrendered in the Court of Learned CJM Jammu where chargesheet was filed by CBI in September 2011 in a SBI Bank fraud case involving Channi Himmat Branch Jammu. Only yesterday, another absconder, Vijay Singh was arrested by CBI through surveillance of his mobile and ATM Cards.
According to the case, the then Chief Manager and Manager CPC, SBI Zonal Office Jammu, partners of M/s Balaji Plast (India) Pvt. Ltd. Logate Morh Kathua named Surinder Kumar Arora & Ashok Kumar Seth and other unknown civil and Revenue officials entered into criminal conspiracy to cheat State Bank of India, Channi Himmat Branch Jammu by fraudulently availing working Capital limit amounting to Rs 1.30 crore from the Bank on the basis of inflated valuation of mortgaged land at village Ban Nagrota as well as few fake and forged bills of machinery. Accordingly, case under FIR number 6(A)/2010 under Sections 120-B r/w 420, 467, 468, 471 RPC & section 5(2/ r/w 5(1) (d) of J&K PC Act was registered at CBI Jammu.
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