The Crime Branch Unit XII has arrested a 61-year-old former administrative officer in connection with the alleged Rs 6.41-crore police payroll scam in which 10 fictitious employees were created in official records and salaries meant for them were diverted to other bank accounts.

Officer arrested

Ramkishan Ganesh Goswami, Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) at North Region Division Additional Commissioner’s Office during the fraud, was arrested from Kanjurmarg East on Tuesday. Investigators found service records containing details such as names, dates of birth, appointment dates, posts and places of work for the fictitious employees. A certified February 2020 salary bill also bears Goswami’s signature as DDO.