CBI Arrests Proclaimed Offenders in Bank Fraud Cases

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended two proclaimed offenders linked to significant bank frauds. The arrests, part of a well-planned operation spanning two cities, were executed on Friday as per the agency’s official statement. Sanjay Sharma, also known as Sanjeev Dixit and Pankaj Bhardwaj, hailing from Banswara, Rajasthan, and Sheetal Sharma, alias Aarti Sharma, from Vadodara, Gujarat, were the individuals captured.
Sanjay Sharma was implicated in two bank fraud instances, one involving a Rs 9.95 crore scam with Punjab National Bank (PNB) and the other a Rs 4 crore fraud with Aarti Sharma and others. Both accused had evaded authorities for years and were declared proclaimed offenders by the courts.
The CBI disclosed that Sanjay Sharma, who had previously escaped custody in 2016, was tracked down through a combination of open-source intelligence, data analytics, and human intelligence. The agency’s efforts led to the arrest of the accused, who were found with forged identity papers. They were granted transit remand to be brought to Delhi for further legal proceedings.