Mumbai: The Byculla Police have registered a case against Amit Shankar Surve, 51, owner of a Mulund-based garment company and 11 others for allegedly defrauding a cooperative credit society to the tune of Rs 44 lakh through fake loan applications and forged documents. The fraud was carried out under the guise of employment at Technobit Power India Ltd., a garment firm.
According to the police, the complaint filed by Santosh Shantaram Rane, 55, Senior Manager of Vishwabharati Cooperative Credit Society Ltd. Mumbai, the fraud is alleged to have occurred between June 19, 2018 and February 22, 2025.
Technobit Power India Ltd. Implicated in Fake Employment Scam
The complaint states that, with the assistance of Amit Surve, 11 loan applicants submitted forged documents to the credit society’s head office, located at Vighnahar Cooperative Housing Society Ltd., DP Wadi, Ghodapdeo, Mumbai.
The submitted forged documents included fake employee ID cards, salary slips, Form 16, and fabricated guarantee letters on the company’s letterhead, falsely claiming that the applicants were employees of Technobit Power India Ltd.
Based on these fraudulent documents, loans amounting to Rs 44 lakh were approved in the names of 11 individuals include, Rajni Baban Shinde (38), Bhandup West, Manohar Vitthal Kamble (54), Karjat, Raigad, Manju Vasant Pujari (49), Dombivli East, Archana Yogesh Khot (46), Colaba, Rakesh Ramdular Goud (34), Chembur East, Karuna Vijay Patkar (39), Badlapur East, Sanjay Ramchandra Pawar (53), Vashi Naka, Chembur, Sandeep Pandurang Juwale (46), Dombivli East, Sanjeev Nageshrao Soundade (47), Chunabhatti East, Sawan Lalsao Patil (37), Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Dilip Bajirao Gaikwad (44), Mankhurd.
Fraud Spanned Nearly 7 Years; EMI Payments Stopped After First Year
Police said that the EMI payments for these loans were made irregularly via RTGS transfers to the credit society’s account for the first 11 to 12 months by Amit Surve. However, payments eventually stopped, prompting the society to issue default notices to the borrowers and the company.
Cooperative Society Senior Manager Files Complaint
Further investigation revealed that none of the 11 borrowers were actual employees of the company. All documents submitted in support of their employment and loan eligibility were found to be forged. The findings confirmed that Surve and the 11 individuals conspired to defraud the cooperative society of Rs 44 lakh.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is ongoing.
