PK Jaiswar
Amritsar, September 18
Six years after the alleged multi-crore investment scam, in which hundreds of locals were duped by several persons enjoying political patronage of the ruling governments, the probe has finally been handed over to the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
ALL FILES SUBMITTED
I have submitted the case files along with the probe reports to the Enforcement Directorate for further investigation. Gurvinder Singh, SHO, Chheharta police station
The victims under the garb of a chain membership were promised handsome returns and their amounts were invested in fixed deposits, recurring deposit schemes besides investing in real estate and Punjabi movies.
In 2016, the Chheharta police had registered two FIRs (number 139 and 277) in July and November, respectively, on the charges of fraud, forgery and criminal conspiracy against nine persons. Following a preliminary probe, the police found that a large number of residents in the Chheharta area were defrauded of crores of rupees under different schemes.
The police had booked Ramesh Kumar, his wife Neelam, Jeevan Chug, Harsh Kumari, Sukhwinder Singh, Parveen Kumar Tandon, Jyoti, Pardeep Kumar Sen and Sandeep Kumar Seth in these two cases. The challans were presented in the court in 2018.
The incident came to light when the victim approached the Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO), an NGO, seeking an intervention. After…
