Man loses 15.4 lakh to FD fraud
Acting on a complaint filed last month, cops nabbed Chowdhury from his home. Police said he reportedly handed over forged policy bonds bearing fake seals and signatures of a senior official at a post office in Kakurgachhi. tnn
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