Nagpur: The Economic Offences Branch of Nagpur police has apprehended two more persons in the 23 crore gold loan scam at a bank, taking the number of arrests in the case to seven.The arrested individuals are Ashish Wanjari (43), a resident of Aradhana Nagar, who worked as a manager at the bank’s Narsala branch, and the then sub-branch manager Prakash Awasthi (34), a resident of Prashant Nagar. Investigating officer Santosh Tokalwad will produce the duo in court on Friday and seek their police custody. Those arrested earlier included Dinesh Nagpure of Shesh Nagar, Pramod Tete, Rajendra Shilanakar, Pankaj Kekatpure and Nandu Kharavde.The probe is being conducted under deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Deepak Aggrawal. Investigations are underway to uncover the full extent of the conspiracy and identify any other accused involved.
