Nigerian national arrested for siphoning of Rs 1 60cr from NRI

Kolkata | Wednesday | 14th August, 2019

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Kolkata: A Nigerian national was arrested from New Delhi on Sunday for allegedly siphoning of Rs 1.60 crore from a Non Resident Indian (NRI) identified as Utpal Sengupta of New Jersey in USA, who has a home at Mandevilla Gardens in Kolkata. According to the police, Sengupta has an bank account with the State Bank Of India (SBI)'s NRI branch at Chowringhee. On December 15, 2017, Sengupta lodged a complaint at Shakespeare Sarani police station alleging that some miscreants have siphoned of Rs 1.60 crore from his bank account to some other bank accounts in India. After preliminary investigation by Shakespeare Sarani police station, the case was taken up by the Detective Department (DD) of Kolkata Police. After interrogating them, the name of a Nigerian national, identified as Okafar Paul Chukwunweike alias Austinn George, cropped up..