The postmaster of the Regent Estate post office at Bijoygarh in Jadavpur was arrested on Friday for allegedly cheating people who had opened term deposits at the post office, police said. The accused persons prepared and delivered forged post office passbooks and certificates to dupe the complainant,” the officer added. During further investigation, Karanjai’s direct involvement with the post master of the post office emerged, the police said. “He violated the rules of the Indian Post and intentionally helped the arrested accused Siddhartha Karanjai to commit this crime. Sufficient evidence has been collected against him from the office of the senior superintendent of post offices, Indian Post, south division.

Source: The Telegraph February 08, 2026 02:32 UTC