Three duped of Rs 52 lakh; four booked
Three persons, including a couple, were duped of Rs 52 lakh in an investment (trading) fraud.
When the accused refused to return the money, one of the victims got a case registered against the accused.
The complainant, Preeti Sharma of Chhalaundi village of Kurukshetra district, told the Yamunanagar police that she, her husband Ankush Kumar, an employee of the Haryana Police, and one of her husband’s friends Navdeep Singh met Vipin Kumar of Dudhala village of Kurukshetra district through a known person in 2022. the
She said she and her husband had gone to Navdeep Singh's house in Yamunanagar in April 2022, where Vipin Kumar along with his companions Vishal Vohra of Indri town in Karnal district and Jagmohan of Brass village in Karnal district came to meet them.
“Vipin lured us into investing money in trading and we invested several lakhs in it in different instalments. But, the accused stopped trading with our money about four months ago. After that we didn’t receive any money in return for our investment,” the complainant told the police.
She said when they asked them (accused) to return their money, they (accused) began making excuses.
“Later, they said they would send us (her and Navdeep Singh) abroad. They took Rs 16 lakh cash from us on the pretext of sending us abroad. This way, they swindled Rs 52 lakh from us in the name of trading and sending us abroad,” alleged the complainant.
On the complaint of Preeti, a case was registered against Vipin Kumar, Vishal Vohra, Jagmohan and Amit Kashyap at the Gandhi Nagar police station in Yamunanagar.
