Police arrest fraudster for duping Vaishali Dalmiya via fake KMC mutation

Kolkata Police have arrested a 41-year-old man, identified as Shamsuddin Jamadar, for his involvement in a high-profile financial scam targeting former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and businesswoman Vaishali Dalmiya. The arrest was executed by the Behala police division following a detailed tracking operation in the Jibantala locality, situated in the South 24 Parganas district. Dalmiya, who is the daughter of the late prominent Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, filed an official complaint after realizing she had been duped under the guise of municipal regularizations.

The core of the fraudulent operation centers around a property owned by Dalmiya located on BL Shah Road within the administrative jurisdiction of the Behala Police Station. Seeking to settle the formal mutation records and outstanding property tax obligations for the premises, Dalmiya originally established contact with a man identified as Pranab Kayal. Kayal allegedly misrepresented his professional credentials, introducing himself as an official representative attached to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) who possessed the executive capacity to seamlessly clear all outstanding land revenue bills.

Kayal, along with his two close associates, Rohit Bagh and the recently arrested Shamsuddin Jamadar, told the property owner that a total sum of Rs 4,60 lakh had to be officially deposited with the Land Revenue Department. Trusting the representation, Dalmiya transferred the requested financial funds; however, the group failed to deliver the official mutation papers or valid tax clearance certificates, subsequently severing all communication channels. Realizing the deception, Dalmiya filed a formal case on June 15, prompting the police to initiate a multi-layered probe to track the fleeing suspects and dismantle the larger forgery syndicate operating within the city.