Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The economic offences wing (EOW) of the city police, probing the Adarsh credit cooperative scam, lodged the fourth FIR against 11 people. In the latest FIR registered on Thursday the accused have been booked for allegedly misappropriating and swindling an amount of Rs2.88 crore in the Jilha Krushi Audyogik Bahu-Udeshya Sahkar Sanstha, a multipurpose agri co-operative society. Based on the complaint by cooperative societies special auditor Dattatray Dhumal, the 11 suspects led by 83-year-old Ambadas Mankape have been booked on the charges of criminal breach of trust, criminal breach of trust by clerk, criminal breach of trust by public servant, cheating, forgery, forgery for cheating, and criminal conspiracy. EOW inspector Sambhaji Pawar said, According to the first two FIRs, the accused have allegedly committed cheating of Rs202 crore, while the third FIR has been registered for cheating to the tune of over Rs35 crore. The officer said that in the latest case, the special auditors have found that the accused systematically diverted money and even fabricated entries in the records to present a false impression of the financial situation. The accused transferred large sums of money to a builders private limited firm without any interest or fees, an officer added. We also published the following articles recentlyHisar temple priest, 3 sons booked for criminal intimidationA temple priest and his three sons in Hisar, India have been booked for abusing and threatening a scheduled caste man who asked for food from the community kitchen. The incident occurred at Hanuman temple on September 27. The police are investigating the case, but no arrests have been made yet. The priest and his sons have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Delhi HC quashes FIR after settlement, asks accused to provide blankets to girls shelter homeThe Delhi High Court has closed criminal proceedings in a sexual harassment and stalking case after the parties involved reached a settlement. The accused has been asked to contribute Rs 25,000 towards providing woollen blankets to a shelter home for girls. The court noted that the dispute had been settled amicably due to the passage of time and intervention by relatives and friends. The victim appeared virtually before the court and had no objection to quashing the FIR. The court ordered the case to be closed, subject to the accuseds contribution.

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