Crime branch of Bhopal police nabbed two fraudsters who duped seven people to the tune of Rs 74 lakh in the name of providing loan; details regarding money are under investigation, said police.
Police said that two accused Adesh Kumar Tiwari (44) and Sameer Khan (24) were nabbed who were involved in cheating four victims on the pretext of availing loan and renting their house to bank to open branch.
The victim Vijay Dongre lodged complaint with the MP Nagar police about cheating by Adesh Kumar Tiwari and Sameer Khan in the name of facilitating loan and renting house to bank to open branch. The accused collected money from Indrapal Singh Rajput, Puneet Jain, Lalji Pal, Rahul Pal, Shailendra Tiwari and Awdesh Singh who were provided with fake loan sanction letter and fake cheque.
Victims have provided money through cheque and cash and the total money they have provided was Rs 74 lakh.
Providing modus operandi accused revealed that the two used to introduce themselves as bank officer and employee and could facilitate availing loan at low interest rate. They used to provide fake loan sanction letter and would escape with excuses if victim would ask for transfer of loan money. Later they would escape. The police have registered a case under sections 420 and 34 of the IPC and started further investigation. Adesh holds past criminal record he has been booked by Mumbai police for fraud in the year 2015 and in the year 2018 he was booked by Aishbagh police under excise act for transporting for liquor illegally. The other accused Sameer is involved in work of interior designing.