Pant Nagar police arrested a former employee of a private insurance company from Gurugram for allegedly duping a Ghatkopar based consultant of Rupees 71.1 Lakh.
The arrested person, Sourabh Gandhi, allegedly spent the money on gambling and casinos.
Jagannath Govind Raju, 45, consultant got duped by Gandhi as the latter had promised higher returns on the investment made by Raju.
Raju stated that, “In 2018, he called me in April to ask if I could invest money in his investment scheme. He promised me higher returns and asked for my bank and credit card details. I ended up believing his scheme. Gandhi used all the extreme intimidation tactics and terrorised me to pay so much for over 5 months. Between April and November, he debited around Rs.3.15 crore from my cards. He returned Rs.2.44 crore from his sister’s account, but is yet to return Rs. 71 Lakh”, reported Hindustan Times.
Inspector Babasaheb Misal of Pant Nagar police station stated that, “We have arrested Gandhi from Gurugram and brought him to Mumbai. Charged with sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust), Gandhi has been remanded in police custody by the local court till November 6”, reported Hindustan Times.