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PONZY SCAM: ABSCONDING ACCUSED WHO CHEATED VICTIMS ACROSS PAN INDIA ARRESTED

February 20, 2021 06:42 PM

INDUCED INNOCENT VICTIMS/BUYERS IN THE NAME OF HEFTY RETURNS BY INVESTING IN THEIR PONZY SCHEME IN HIS COMPANIES.• THE ACCUSED GOPAL DALPATIWAS DIRECTORS OF THE ALLEGED COMPANY M/S WEIRD INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION .LTD.& WEIRD INDUSTRIES LTD.• THE ACCUSED HAS BEEN DECLARED PROCLAIMED OFFENDER BY LEARNED  COURT

 New Delhi (Face2News)

Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police has arrested an absconding accused Gopal Dalapati S/o Ramkrishna Dalapati, age-41 years on 18/02/21 from outside gate no 2 of Saket Court Complex in case FIR No 131/17 Dated 15/08/17 U/s 409/420/120B IPC PS EOW for duping more than 80 innocent people to the tune of Rs.8 Crores in the name of Ponzy Scheme. 

Accused in police net
 The present case has been registered in EOW vide case FIR No. 131/17, dated 15.08.17, U/S 420/409/418/120-B IPC, P.S EOW on the complaint of Sh. Gopal Singh and other complainants in which they have alleged that they have been induced by alleged company M/s Weird Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. and Weird Industries Limited through their director & representatives to invest in their small savings schemes for better return.

It has been alleged that accused persons cheated the small investors in the name of doubling and tripling the invested amount on maturity. The accused persons also issued Debenture Certificates and collected huge amounts about 8 Crores. After collecting the huge amounts, the company closed their offices and ran away.

After initial enquiry, the present case was registered in Eow vide Case FIR No. 131/2017, U/S 420/409/418/120-B IPC, P.S EOW and investigation was taken up

Dr. O.P. Mishra, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police, Economic Offences Wing, said, during the course of investigation it is revealed that the directors of the accused company actively induced the complainant/victims to part with their money on the pretext of high returns by investing their funds into their ponzy scheme in the alleged companies M/s weird Infrastructure Corporation Ltd & Weird Industries Ltd. The alleged company issued debenture certificates to victims for assurance to return their money with high returns. Accused person with his associates launched various schemes for high returns to victims.

Dr. O.P. Mishra, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police, Economic Offences Wing, said, during the course of investigation it is revealed that the directors of the accused company actively induced the complainant/victims to part with their money on the pretext of high returns by investing their funds into their ponzy scheme in the alleged companies M/s weird Infrastructure Corporation Ltd & Weird Industries Ltd. The alleged company issued debenture certificates to victims for assurance to return their money with high returns. Accused person with his associates launched various schemes for high returns to victims.

Accused persons with his associates had operated their illegal business from Kolkata and Delhi by opening their offices. After collecting around 8 Crores from victims, the alleged companies closed their offices in Kolkata and Delhi and disappeared. Three accused persons namely Amarendra Prasad Singh, Bharat Kumar Rai including Chairman cum Managing Director Sanjay Kumar Das have already been arrested.

MODUS OPERANDI : During course of investigation it was revealed that the accused persons had opened different bank accounts to collect money from victims and they issued debenture certificates to victims for their assurance of high returns. By collecting huge amounts from victims the accused persons disappeared. 

ARREST: Accused person was absconding since registration of case. He has changed his three addresses continuously and he preferred to hide in congested localities. He used to change his look also. The EOW team had been constantly searching his whereabouts and having a close watch over the activities of his associates.
On 18/02/21 the accused was arrested by the team from outside Gate No 2 Saket Court Complex in the area of Saket.

Accused Gopal Dalpati is High school pass only. Before joining the companies Weird Infrastructure Corporation Ltd and Weird Industries Ltd he was working as insurance agent in Birla Sunlife. Chairman cum Managing Director of above stated companies Sanjay Kumar Das and AGM/Director Amarendra Prasad Singh approached him to work with these companies and asked him to work as Director in these companies. Sanjay Das and Amarendra Prasad Singh told him that he will not have to work hard in these companies and simply he will have to sign on debenture certificate issued to the investors in these companies.

 
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