Team Herald
QUEPEM: With the lid blown off the major fraud originating from Central Bank of India’s Curchorem branch, more complaints are pouring in against Tanvi Vast, the lady scamster who allegedly masterminded the swindling operation along with branch manager Anand Jadhav that targeted senior citizens.
While both have arrested, a fresh case was registered against Tanvi at Curchorem Police Station, which claims she had taken Rs15.5 lakh from 67-year-old Sanguem resident Constancio Fernandes, who is partially paralysed. She deposited the money in her account and gave a fixed deposit (FD) receipt from the bank to Constancio for only Rs 14 lakh by cancelling her printed name and writing Constancio’s name with a pen.
The police stated she and Jadhav allegedly defrauded a number of customers to the tune of nearly Rs 30 lakh.
Constancio said, “When I came to the Central Bank of India, Cacora branch to withdraw cash from my savings account, I was made to wait for over two hours and given Rs 20,000. I was told that the remaining cash would be delivered at my Sanguem residence. They started giving me various reasons, saying that the branch manager was absent. When I asked why they made a fixed deposit of Rs 14 lakh, the bank staff told me that I would get details of the statement of account next the time.”
Sushma Asthana from Quepem is also another complainant and the police have registered a case against Tanvi and Jadhav based on her complaint. She has alleged that the duo transferred over Rs 20 lakh from her savings account on the pretext of making FD investments. Rosalina Correia Anthony Dias of Cacora-Curchorem and Cristalina Coutinho
of Curchorem are the other complainants.