CBI grills 2 IT firm directors for fraud

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday questionned Sibaji Panja and Kaustav Roy, the two directors of a private IT firm into a bank fraud of Rs 515.15 crores. This was the second time Mr Panja, who was once close to chief minister Mamata Banerjee, faced questionning by the officers of the bank security and fraud cell of the CBI.

He and Mr Roy were summoned to the CBI office at CGO Complex in Salt Lake in the morning. Both, being the directors of computer manufacturer: RP Info Systems, appeared and faced questionning. They were allowed to go after their statements were recorded. Mr Panja was earlier grilled by the CBI on March 5.

According to sources, the CBI initiated a case of the bank fraud after getting a complaint on February 28 by Canara Bank, a member of a consortium of banks, which alleged that the firm which manufactured computers under the brand name of Chirag took the loan since 2012 after submitting forged documents.

The complaint said that the three directors of RP Info Systems allegedly cheated Canara Bank and nine other members of the consortium for Rs 515.15 crore. Earlier the same firm was booked by the CBI in 2015 for allegedly cheating IDBI Bank to the tune of around Rs 180 crores.