Justice caught up with two notorious bank fraudsters as CBI executed precision arrests on Friday, ending their multi-year run. Proclaimed offenders in long-pending cases, the pair’s capture marks a triumph over financial crime networks.
Identified as Banswara resident Sanjay Sharma (a.k.a. Sanjeev Dixit, Pankaj Bhardwaj) and Vadodara’s Sheetal Sharma (a.k.a. Aarti Sharma), they wielded false identities like shields. Courts had no choice but to label them fugitives after repeated no-shows.
Case files detail Sanjay’s starring role: colluding in a Rs 9.95 crore PNB cheat in early 2013, followed by a Rs 4 crore swindle with Aarti later that year. Official proclamations hit in 2016-17.
Sanjay’s prior brush with law—in Haryana custody 2014, escape from Sonipat court 2016—led to his deep hideout. CBI’s tech-driven pursuit, analyzing finances and mobiles, pierced his Pankaj facade. Seized fake IDs tell the tale.
Court-granted transit to Delhi sets stage for rigorous interrogation. Beyond arrests, this exposes vulnerabilities in loan sanctioning, urging banks to fortify defenses.
As trials loom, these busts reaffirm CBI’s relentless pursuit, restoring faith in India’s battle against white-collar crime.