Naresh Goel, Managing Director of HARCO Bank, is at large after being implicated in a 100 crore scam by the state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), reports the Business World. Suspected to have fled abroad with a fake passport, as his original one was seized by the ACB, he remains elusive despite raids conducted for his arrest.
Goel, formerly a Nodal Officer of the Co-operative Department, failed to secure anticipatory bail from both session and high courts. With nearly 20 arrests made in the case so far.
According to sources all airports have been alerted to prevent Goel from fleeing using a fake passport. Anu Koshish, Assistant Registrar, and businessman Stalinjit Singh are among the primary accused, involved in releasing funds based on counterfeit bills and companies, with money routed through Hawala to Dubai and Canada.
