Kolkata Police reach Raipur to arrest businessman:Mahendra Goenka reportedly escapes before arrest in alleged Rs 1,000 crore fraud case

A team of Kolkata Police reached Raipur on Saturday to arrest businessman Mahendra Goenka and his associates in an alleged fraud involving assets worth around Rs 1,000 crore and shares in several companies. However, Goenka reportedly fled with his family before the police could arrest him. Fresh high court warrant prompts police action The police team travelled to Raipur following a fresh arrest warrant issued by the Calcutta High Court. Officers are searching for the businessman and other accused persons. After their arrest, they were to be brought to Kolkata and produced before a competent court, where police would seek their custody for interrogation. Businessman’s wife and brother also named in allegations According to advocate Amarendra Das, Kolkata Police reached Anandam City in Raipur to arrest Goenka. He alleged that several fraud cases had been registered against the businessman and members of his family, including his family Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), across three to four police stations in Kolkata. Goenka’s brother and wife have also been accused of alleged financial irregularities involving multiple companies. Advocate alleges fraud involving former Madhya Pradesh minister The advocate further claimed that Goenka had allegedly defrauded the family-owned company of Sanjay Pathak, MLA from Katni and a former Madhya Pradesh minister, of crores of rupees. The case in which Kolkata Police reached Raipur is registered at Bowbazar police station. Das claimed that Goenka had been in custody for 14 days in July and was currently moving between different locations in Raipur to evade arrest. He also alleged that local resident Ghanshyam Agrawal was helping the businessman. Case linked to alleged illegal takeover of company shares The case concerns the alleged illegal transfer and takeover of shares in Euro Pratik Ispat India Private Limited and associated companies. According to the FIR registered in Kolkata’s Bowbazar Police Station, Goenka and his associates allegedly used forged documents, fabricated signatures, and counterfeit company seals to change the ownership of company shares.