Woman gets 3 yrs in jail for bank loan fraud | Lucknow News
Lucknow: A special CBI court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced Manisha Devi to three years, five months and 15 days of imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 50,000, in connection with a bank loan fraud case.According to CBI, the case was registered on Sept 13, 2017, after it came to light that Manisha Devi, in conspiracy with her husband Kapil Kumar and others, fraudulently obtained a loan of Rs 99 lakh from Canara Bank (then Syndicate Bank), Ghaziabad. The loan was sanctioned on the basis of forged documents submitted for purchasing a plot. Of this, Rs 96 lakh was withdrawn and misused, causing wrongful loss of over Rs 1.17 crore to the bank.Following investigation, a chargesheet was filed on Dec 23, 2021, against Manisha Devi and other accused. On Sept 9, Devi filed an application to plead guilty before Special Judge, CBI Anti-Corruption, Court No 1, Ghaziabad. Accepting her plea, court pronounced its judgment on Sept 24, convicting and sentenced her to imprisonment.
