New Delhi/Jalandhar, January 22, 2014: The Central Bureau of Investigation has today arrested Shri Joby Mathew resident of Ettumanoor, District Kottayam (Kerela) who was absconding since 2007 in a case for allegedly cheating the State Bank of India to the tune of Rs.295 Lakh.
It was alleged that the accused, a private financier, had cheated several people by obtaining their signatures on the loan documents, on the pretext that, they were signing as guarantors for his loan from SBI ADB Branch, Allappuzha (Kerela). He took away the loan amount from the bank without the knowledge of the loanee. A charge sheet was filed U/s 120-B r/w 420 of IPC and Sec. 13(2) r/w 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The accused absconded immediately after the registration of the case. In the year 2013, Red Corner Notice was issued against him. Based on the notice, he was traced by Interpol from Abudhabi and deported to India. He was taken into custody from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
The accused was produced before Special Court for CBI cases, Thiruvananthapuram and was remanded to judicial custody till February 12, 2014.