In a recently reported incident, four people have duped a person for more than INR 3.88 crore. A case was registered regarding the same at the Vile Parle police station, and after understanding the seriousness of the crime, the same has been handed over to the Crime Branch, who have arrested four persons from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
As per reports, the accused have defrauded many in a similar manner and cases have been registered against them in Jammu and Kashmir, Bangalore and Andhra Pradesh.
The victim, Ranjendra Mandvia, lives in Vile Parle's Kaldongari area and is a LIC agent and accountant. Records state that in February 2015, he issued INR 20.89 lakh insurance policies in the name of the girl from various companies, but after that, he could not afford to pay the premium of the remaining policies as they were for different periods. So he cancelled the same, and a few days later he got more than INR 18.2 lakh from the insurance company.
Out of the amount paid, INR 2.87 lakh was due, and Rajendra was following up on that. In order to get this amount, he approached Shantilal Gambhir alias Rahul Goyal, Rajesh Kumar Dipchand Kashyap, Vijay Kumar Rajendra Kumar, Ajay Kashyap who gave various reasons and promised to return the money. They asked Rajendra to deposit INR 3.88 crore in 48 different bank accounts, at different stages. Ever since then, the phone of the accused has remained switched off.
Upon realizing that he had been cheated, Rajendra lodged a complaint at the Vile Parle police station, and after understanding the seriousness of the crime, the Crime Branch 6 took immediate charge of the case.
Reports state that the Deputy Commissioner of Police Akbar Pathan has formed a special team to investigate the case, and the team has found out that all the bank accounts used in the investigation were from Delhi, Noida and Uttar Pradesh. These accounts were opened by repeatedly changing the photo and name of the officer. Once the money was deposited in the bank, the accused would immediately withdraw the money. The police investigation has further revealed that the gang had also bothered hundreds of citizens in Jammu and Kashmir, Bangalore and Andhra Pradesh.