Ludhiana: Case registered against 7 people for fraud of Rs 4.35 crore

Ludhiana: Cyber ​​Cell Police Station yesterday registered a case against seven persons who duped a city resident of Rs 4.35 crore on the pretext of investing in a scheme. The arrested suspects have been identified as Tanvi Sharma, Mandar Power, Shivani, Jyoti Sharma, Sharan Gupta, Bikram Patel and Anjali Sharma. The complainant Rashpal Singh, a resident of Model Town, told the police that he was approached by a person named Tanvi Sharma who assured him that she has some good investment plans in which he will get multifold returns on the money invested. The suspect added the mobile number of the victim to a WhatsApp group in which he explained some investment plans. The suspects took Rs 4.35 crore from the victim on the pretext of investing the amount in a scheme. However, the victim did not get any returns. Instead, the suspects did not even return his principal amount, following which he lodged a complaint with the police. Investigating officer ASI Jasvir Singh said that after registering the case, further investigation has been started and efforts are on to arrest the suspects.