A B Sharma
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Sept 26: Hundreds of people here are alleged to have been duped of their hard earned money by a local BJP leader who took deposits from them for a private investment company which has now closed all its offices in the tehsil.
He is alleged to have swindled crores of rupees of the investors by giving them fake assurances to double and triple their money. He was the company's sole agent here, official sources said.
"It is basically a rags to riches story. The BJP leader was a normal person before he joined the company as an agent in 2012 and started taking deposits from the people. Within a short span of time, he created huge assets in the area and grew rich," the sources added.
According to the company's scheme, the one, who invested Rs 50,000 with it, was to be given Rs 10 lakh at maturity after three years. To make quick money, people invested cash and gold with the company through the BJP leader, sources alleged.
"I invested Rs 35,000 with the promise that I would get Rs 7 lakh after three years, but now the company has stopped all its operations in the area and its operators have disappeared. I have approached the BJP leader several times, but he is not returning my money," said Rajinder of Sunderbani.
Raman Dutta, who had invested Rs 1,70,000, was promised Rs 20 lakh at the end of three years. Rakesh Kumar had invested Rs 25,000 and was to get Rs 5 lakh after three years. There are many others who have allegedly been duped of their money.
They alleged that though they had approached the concerned police a number of times with a complaint against the BJP leader, no action was being taken against him.
"Police are not taking any action against him because they are under political pressure not to act in the matter," they alleged and appealed to the senior police officers to intervene and help them get justice JK Bank. |
