Sarthak Kanjilal
Port Blair, June 09: A Telecom Technical Assistant of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has reportedly escaped after committing a fraud of Rs 33 Lakhs in BSNL.
As per sources, Kirpankar Biswas, TTA, BSNL who was posted at Campbell Bay used to collect money as part of Telephone Bills from BSNL customers since the day he was posted at Campbell Bay.
According to details he never used to deposit the collected amount in the Departments Account. Sources further said that he was involved in similar fraud at Diglipur also, where he was posted earlier.
The BSNL came to know about this fraud when a team of BSNL reportedly visited the Island for carrying out an audit few months back.
As per sources, Kirpanker Biswas has also taken lakhs of money from the people of Port Blair, Diglipur and Campbell Bay and have never returned them the money.
It is also learnt that few people of Campbell Bay who were cheated from the TTA had reportedly went to the Campbell Bay Police Station to register a complaint against him but because of having no documents of the money transaction (they had given to Kirpanker Biswas as a loan) no case could be registered.
Cheated people also allege that higher officers of BSNL are involved with Kirpanker Biswas as till date the department has not launched a complaint against him neither they have got any help from the said department.
As per highly placed sources in BSNL, Kirpanker Biswas has already paid an amount of Rs 14 lakhs and the department is trying to get back the remaining amount from him.
He also said that the department is also in the process to take a disciplinary action against him as per the Departments administrative procedures.
However, it is still hard to believe that why the BSNL Department has yet not registered the case against the fraud TTA, who is absconding since last nearly a month after committing a fraud of worth rupees lakhs.
Andaman Sheekha has also learnt that soon some people, who have been cheated by this guy, are planning to meet the Chief Secretary.
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