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BERHAMPUR: Police on Saturday arrested the gold appraiser of the Mahila branch of Berhampore Cooperative Central (BCC) Bank in Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district for alleged involvement in a gold loan fraud case. The man was arrested here.
“Korukonda Gopi Krishna, 33, of Palace Street in Paralakhemundi, the gold appraiser, had taken out four gold loans from the bank by mortgaging ‘gold-plated bronze’ ornaments about four years ago. We also seized several documents and the mortgaged metal,” said inspector in-charge, model police station, Paralakhemundi, Bibekanand Swain.
Police have issued a notice to a former branch manager of the bank to appear at the police station for further investigation.