Ludhiana: Nirmal Singh EdgeOwner of Pearls Group and prime accused in the Rs 60,000 crore chit fund scam in which hundreds of people were duped, has alleged that he himself was defrauded of Rs 3.5 crore by former Congress MLA Pritam Singh Kotbhai and five of his associates .
A relative of Bhangu has alleged that Kotbhai, the Congress MLA from Bathinda’s Bhucho Mandi seat, had taken money from Bhangu, who is lodged in Tihar Jail, by promising him bail from the court and relief from the police. cases.
Kotbhai is also facing multiple FIRs for chit fund fraud. He was out on bail.
Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu said on the basis of a complaint filed by Bhangu’s nephew Shinder SinghThe police had registered an FIR against Kotbhai, a resident of Ludhiana, Dalip Kumar of Kanpur Road, Lucknow. Sanjay sharma of Faridabad, Sayid Parvej Rehmai of Lucknow, and Jivan Singh and Dharamvir of Giddarbaha. Police have so far arrested Jivan, Dharamvir and Dalip.
Sidhu said Shindar It was alleged that Bhangu had met the former MLA when he was lodged in Bathinda jail. Kotbhai managed to get bail. He convinced Bhangu that he had connections in the government and with some prominent advocates who could get bail for him and help settle the FIR against him. Kotbhai paid Rs 5 crore. Out of which Rs 3.5 crore was to be given as advance,” the commissioner said.
Sidhu said that Bhangu had asked transporter Shinder to arrange the money. “Shinder took Rs 3.5 crore on interest from Girdhari Lal, a Ludhiana resident,” Sidhu said. Citing the allegations in the complaint, he said.
Sidhu said, “Bhangu had provided some bank accounts to which Rs 3.5 crore was transferred in installments between July 2020 and September 2020. However, even after paying the money, Bhangu did not get bail. Moreover, he has no The matter has also not been settled.”
“Kotbhai also kept making excuses. Thereafter, Shinder started inquiring about the firms to whose bank accounts the money was transferred. Shinder found that all the accounts were started on the basis of fake IDs,” the commissioner said.
Shinder lodged a complaint with the Ludhiana city police on March 16 this year, following which an investigation was launched.
The commissioner said the accused would be charged under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using a forged document as genuine). Case has been registered under. ) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC at Sarabha Nagar police station.
The commissioner said that a search has been started to arrest the rest of the accused, including the former MLA.
A relative of Bhangu has alleged that Kotbhai, the Congress MLA from Bathinda’s Bhucho Mandi seat, had taken money from Bhangu, who is lodged in Tihar Jail, by promising him bail from the court and relief from the police. cases.
Kotbhai is also facing multiple FIRs for chit fund fraud. He was out on bail.
Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu said on the basis of a complaint filed by Bhangu’s nephew Shinder SinghThe police had registered an FIR against Kotbhai, a resident of Ludhiana, Dalip Kumar of Kanpur Road, Lucknow. Sanjay sharma of Faridabad, Sayid Parvej Rehmai of Lucknow, and Jivan Singh and Dharamvir of Giddarbaha. Police have so far arrested Jivan, Dharamvir and Dalip.
Sidhu said Shindar It was alleged that Bhangu had met the former MLA when he was lodged in Bathinda jail. Kotbhai managed to get bail. He convinced Bhangu that he had connections in the government and with some prominent advocates who could get bail for him and help settle the FIR against him. Kotbhai paid Rs 5 crore. Out of which Rs 3.5 crore was to be given as advance,” the commissioner said.
Sidhu said that Bhangu had asked transporter Shinder to arrange the money. “Shinder took Rs 3.5 crore on interest from Girdhari Lal, a Ludhiana resident,” Sidhu said. Citing the allegations in the complaint, he said.
Sidhu said, “Bhangu had provided some bank accounts to which Rs 3.5 crore was transferred in installments between July 2020 and September 2020. However, even after paying the money, Bhangu did not get bail. Moreover, he has no The matter has also not been settled.”
“Kotbhai also kept making excuses. Thereafter, Shinder started inquiring about the firms to whose bank accounts the money was transferred. Shinder found that all the accounts were started on the basis of fake IDs,” the commissioner said.
Shinder lodged a complaint with the Ludhiana city police on March 16 this year, following which an investigation was launched.
The commissioner said the accused would be charged under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using a forged document as genuine). Case has been registered under. ) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC at Sarabha Nagar police station.
The commissioner said that a search has been started to arrest the rest of the accused, including the former MLA.