The accused couple defrauded citizens of about Rs 1 crore in Jaripatka. They Took money from people in the name of draw, chit fund and BC deposit. The fraud came to light when citizens demanded their money back. Karansingh Tuli, Sukesh Sharma, Manpreet Singh, Shubham Shende and Baba complained about the accused to the police.
Jaripatka police has registered a case against the accused. The accused include Amit Kakkar and his wife Harshi Kakkar Jaripatka. According to the information received, the accused couple used to run draw, chit fund, BC. About 50 citizens used to deposit money with the accused. When the victims asked the accused to return the deposited amount, they started evasive.
They had given security checks to the victims. When the accused delayed in returning the money, the victims deposited the cheques. All the checks bounced. After this the victims again demanded the accused to return the money. Despite this the accused were reluctant.
The amount may increase
According to information received from sources, about 50 people used to invest money with the accused. However, till now only 5 victims have filed complaints, the amount of which is said to be around Rs 1 crore. If fraud with other citizens is also revealed, the amount may increase further.