Nepal firm cheated of Rs 2.7 crore in skimmed milk scam,accused at large

The company Trishul Trade Links,Sheerpur,Nepal,had placed an order for skimmed milk worth Rs 2.7 crore with Ravinder Garg. According to police,Garg’s firm Herman Milkfood,did not have the necessary license (export inspection certificate) to send the consignment of skimmed milk,but gave assurances to the buyer that the consignment will be delivered as his company had applied for the license.

The complainant Vijay Kumar Sarawgi told police that he had got a letter of credit opened with his State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Nepal. The accused in connivance with some unidentified officials of SBI,Sector 10,Panchkula,got the money released without delivering the milk.

“This happened despite the buyer (Sarawgi) giving repeated guidelines to his bank not to release the money as he had not received the assignment”,said Sub-Inspector Sharma,Investigation Officer.

According to police sources,the accused was to deliver the consignments at various dates. The first consignment was stopped at the Nepal Border for lack of a Export Inspection Certificate. Garg apparently told Sarawgi that he would get a certificate from the government.

The police are suspecting the involvement of two bank officials,whose names the police refused to disclose.

The main accused,Ravinder Garg is still at large. A case under section 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in Manimajra police station. The case is under investigation.