EOW nabs woman over Rs 3cr loan fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch today nabbed a woman in Bhubaneswar in connection with a loan fraud to the tune of Rs 3 crore.

The woman, identified as Sanghamitra Gouda, had taken separate loans from three different sources by mortgaging a single piece of land. According to sources, the woman had taken loan from a bank, a private finance company and another individual.

After the fraud was exposed, the Orissa High Court had ordered the EOW to arrest Sanghamitra. Her husband was also arrested earlier, said sources.