Accused chased for 12 days in three states, finally arrested from Uttarakhand

Amber Dalal, who defrauded investors of INR 380 crore in the name of giving good return on investment, was being chased for the last 12 days. After fleeing from Mumbai, the accused was staying in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. Accused is suspected to have cheated around 1000 investors and so far 600 complainants have come to the police. It also includes actor Anu Kapoor.

The Oshiwara police had on March 15 registered a case against Dalal, the owner of Ritz Consultancy Services Company, for allegedly defrauding dozens of investors to the tune of INR 54 crore. The police had registered a case in this matter on the complaint of Babita Malkani, a fashion designer from Juhu. The number of complainants has increased in this matter. Therefore, the amount of fraud has increased to INR 380 crore rupees. So far 600 complainants have come to the police.

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According to the complaint, a friend introduced the complainant woman to Amber Dalal in April 2023. He offered her attractive returns on investment. It also promised a return of 1.5 to 1.8 percent every month. Amber Dalal escaped on March 14, a day before the case was registered. Police searched for him in the Juhu, Andheri and Dahisar area. But by then Dalal had fled to Gujarat. The police team went to Gujarat on his trail. After staying in Gujarat for a few days, the accused fled to Rajasthan. From there he fled to Uttarakhand. He had stayed in six hotels during this period.

The accused was staying in a small hotel to evade the police. Finally, the police team under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Sachin Kadam, Police Inspector Pandurang Gawte went to Uttarakhand on the trail of the accused. After camping there for four days, the police arrested the accused broker from the Tapovar area there. Mumbai police arrested him with the help of local police after taking information about the accused continuously for 12 days. So far 20 bank accounts have been frozen in this matter. In this case, the police have contacted 36 banks and sought information about the bank accounts of the accused.