2 Persons Given 5 Years’ RI, Fine Of Rs 17 Lakh For Fraudulent Insurance Claims


CBI had registered the instant case on 30.01.2003 against then Senior Divisional Manager of New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIACL), Divisional Office, Navsari, aforesaid convicted accused persons and others


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Mumbai, January 18, 2025: The Special Judge for CBI cases, Court No. 07, Ahmedabad has sentenced 02 accused private persons namely  SRJ Associates, Shri Hasan Abu Soni, Partner of M/s. Marks Chemical & M/s. S.R.J Associates and Shri Sanjay Ramesh Chitre, Surveyor/ Loss Assessor, to five years’ Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with total fine of Rs 17.2 lakh in a  case of fraudulent insurance claims.

CBI had registered the instant case on 30.01.2003 against  a then Senior Divisional Manager of New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIACL), Divisional Office, Navsari, aforesaid convicted accsed persons and others. It was alleged that accused then Senior Divisional Manager entered criminal conspiracy and in collusion with the private persons/accused sanctioned insurance claims based on forged documents, thus causing loss to the tune of Rs. 4,41,145 and Rs. 4,94,712/- to the New India Assurance Co. Ltd. in two policies.

After completion of investigation, CBI filed charge-sheets on 24.06.2005 against accused including convicted accused.

During trial, 38 prosecution witnesses were examined and 255 documents/ exhibits were relied upon in support of the charges against the accused persons in the case of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery for the purpose of cheating and using forged documents as genuine to obtain insurance claims.

The Court, after trial, found aforesaid accused guilty and sentenced them accordingly. Charges  against  accused then public servant was abated as he died during trial.

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