Former Officer Arrested in Rs 6.5 Cr Mumbai Police Fraud

A former administrative officer has been arrested by the Mumbai crime branch in a significant payroll fraud case amounting to Rs 6.5 crore. The scam, which allegedly involved paying salaries to 10 fictitious employees, was uncovered during a system migration from an old salary portal to new software. The period during which this fraud allegedly took place has been identified as between December 2019 and September 2020.

Investigators discovered that fake service IDs were created for individuals not affiliated with the police force. Salary bills were then processed and approved for these ghost employees, with the substantial sum of Rs 6.41 crore being transferred into 163 bank accounts held by non-police personnel. The crime branch's Unit 12 apprehended the former officer, Ramkishan Ganesh Goswami, at his residence. Five other employees, including an administrative officer and clerks, have been named as absconding accused in the FIR.