Patanjali duped of Rs 4.1cr by ex-employees, transporter

The Moti Nagar police station yesterday registered a case of fraud against the former employees of Patanjali and one transporter who duped the company of several crores. After conducting the investigation, the police registered a case and launched further probe into the case.

Patanjali’s former employees, identified as Pankaj Khurana, Ankush Grover, and transporter Jagpreet Singh. They had duped the company of Rs 4.10 crore.

Ashish Rana, an official of Patanjali in his complaint to the Police Commissioner, Ludhiana, on March 20, 2024, had stated that the accused created 288 fake bills in the name of six firms. The bills were used to transfer Rs 4.10 crore into Jagpreet’s account.

The complainant further stated that Pankaj and Ankush, former Patanjali employees, misused their credentials to generate fake bills. After a 9-month probe, Moti Nagar police registered a case against the trio under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 467 (forgery of valuables securities and wills), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

Inspector Varinder Pal Singh Uppal said after registering a case against the accused, raids were being conducted at the whereabouts of the accused and they would be arrested soon.