Man held for duping bank after making fake death certificate of woman

Lucknow: A man, in connivance with some staff of a private hospital in Barabanki, managed to make a death certificate of a woman and duped over Rs 21 lakh from a bank."After the matter came to light, the Hasanganj police took swift action and arrested Gaurav Gupta from Babbu Wali Gali in Daliganj. A case has been registered against Gaurav related to fraud, forgery, and tampering of documents," said DCP Central Raveena Tyagi.SHO Hasanganj Jitesh Kumar Singh said that the victim, Garima Gupta, who lives in Kanpur, filed a fraud case on Aug 16, 2023. At that time, she lived in Daliganj with her family. She alleged that Gaurav, 35, got a fake death certificate prepared in her name. After that, the money invested in a private bank by her mother, which was deposited in her name, was withdrawn."The investigation so far has revealed that Gupta was already involved in many suspicious activities. The police suspect that Gaurav and his associates committed many more such crimes, and now the police are searching for other members of this organised crime gang," she added.
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