CJI SA Bobde’s Mother Duped Of Rs 2.5 Crore In Nagpur, Accused Arrested

Nagpur: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde’s mother was duped of Rs 2.5 crore allegedly by the caretaker of a family property here, ZeeNews quoted a police officer as saying on Wednesday.

The accused, Tapas Ghosh (49), was arrested on Tuesday night and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Nagpur police is looking into the matter under the supervision of DCP Vinita Sahu, he said.

The Bobdes own ‘Seasons Lawn’, a property located adjoining their residence near Akashwani Square. They rented out to host various events.

The CJI’s nonagenarian mother, Mukta Bobde, is the owner of the property. Ghosh, a resident of Friends Colony here has been taking care of the property for the last 10 years, the officer was quoted as saying. Ghosh allegedly forged payments receipts of the lawn and duped her to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore, he said, adding the money involved in the case may be more.

Ghosh and his wife did not deposit all amount they collected by renting out the lawn for various programmes, including marriages, the officer said.

When the fraud came to light, the police formed the SIT which includes officers from the Economic Offences Wing (EoW). On late Tuesday night, an FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the IPC at the Sitabuldi Police Station, he was quoted as saying. Ghosh, who was questioned by the SIT earlier, was subsequently placed under arrest, the officer said.