Biswabrata Goswami
KRISHNAGAR, 6 JULY: The Kotwali police on Tuesday produced Rafique Mondol, driver of Radharani Biswas, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Krishnagar where the magistrate on hearing pleas remanded him in judicial custody for a day.
The Kotwali police is all set to appeal again before the court tomorrow with an urge to remand him in their custody, sources said.
Rafique, who was arrested last night in connection with the fraud case where one Radharani Biswas duped several unemployed youths by impersonating as a CID officer, has conceded before the Kotwali police during interrogation that he had collected money from several youths at different times.
The driver has allegedly conceded that the money was taken from the youths on the false promise of government jobs.
Meanwhile, a CID team today reached the site and collected information. Though, CID investigation has not been ordered yet, but officials have collected information as the accused woman used to impersonate as a CID officer.
The accused woman reportedly extorted lakhs of rupees from several youths living across the district by promising them government jobs.
More interestingly, the woman was seen at several charitable programmes during pandemic situation where several Trinamul Congress leaders were present.
Two complaints have already been lodged with the Kotwali police against the woman, a resident of Kanthalpota in Krishnagar, where the complainants clearly mentioned that they have been cheated by her.
One of the complainants, Gourav Chatterjee said the woman promised him a job in the health department and claimed Rs 5 lakh. “I paid the money to her and a medical test was taken at Bogula hospital where I had to pay Rs 5000 again to her associate. But, since then I have not received any appointment letter. I talked several times about my job with her, but she failed to reply any. Even, she denied returning the amount I paid. Yesterday, I have lodged a complaint with the Kotwali police against her.”
The victim youth who also resides at Kanthalpota alleged that the woman often used to pose as a CID officer. Wearing police clothes, the woman, used to dupe youths by making false promise of giving government jobs at various government departments along with police department, Gourav alleged.
He alleged the woman opened a fake website and a fake e-mail. The website was made similar to that of the state’s government’s health department website. In her website, she didn’t use Mamata Banerjee’s photo, but other all things were similar to that of the Biswa Bangla website., he said.
When asked, Ms Ishani Paul, SP, Krishnagar Police District said, “We have initiated a probe into this matter. We will soon arrest the accused.”
Tension erupted in Krishnagar soon after the news spread and the local people said the incident is similar to the case of Debanjan Deb, who posed as an IAS officer and ran a fake vaccination camp in Kolkata. Debanjan had reportedly made influence with several Trinamul Congress top brasses and shared photographs of them in his social media platforms.
In this case, Radharani Biswas also made influence with Trinamul Congress leaders and shared a common platform with the leaders in charitable programmes during Covid times. She also used a costly SUV vehicle.
Meanwhile, Radharani Biswas and her husband Nripendranath Biswas are absconding following the complaint while their daughter Tiasha Biswas, when asked said, “This is completely conspiracy hatched against my mother.”
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