Nagpur Man Arrested for Fraudulent Bank Withdrawal

A 25-year-old man from Nagpur named Roshan Shyamsunder Shahare has been arrested for fraudulently withdrawing nearly Rs 2 lakh from the bank account of the mother of Maharashtra BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale. The fraud was carried out using bank details obtained from a mobile SIM card.

Police have apprehended Roshan Shyamsunder Shahare, a 25-year-old resident of Nagpur, for fraudulently withdrawing close to Rs 2 lakh from the bank account of the elderly mother of Maharashtra BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale. The fraudulent withdrawals were made in Gondia district.

Authorities revealed that Shahare accessed the bank details from a recently purchased mobile SIM card. Using this information, he carried out online transactions amounting to Rs 1,82,048 over a period of 13 days, from July 3 to July 16.

The deceitful activities were uncovered when Rahangdale’s personal assistant lodged a complaint. Upon investigation, police traced the fraud to Shahare and subsequently arrested him. A case of cheating under section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered against him.