A footwear trader was duped to the tune of Rs 7 lakh by an agent with the help of his six aides in the name of providing loan; Hanumanganj police have started investigation.
The victim Kanhaiyalal Dabi was duped by Jamna Prasad who works as a footwear agent and used to facilitate loans. The accused offered him to facilitate a loan of Rs 7 lakh from Syndicate bank branch of Berasia.
To cheat the victim, the accused introduced him to Pramod Verma, Manoj Tomar and others who assured him of getting a loan. After the loan was sanctioned by the bank it was not provided in the form of cash and a DD was provided by the bank regarding the loan.
Jamna fraudulently obtained the DD and deposited it in his own bank account. The accused never provided the loan to the victim. The victim asked the accused to provide money for a long time but he failed to get money. Later the victim lodged a complaint with the police.
Victim has confirmed that there are more victims who have been duped by the accused. The police have registered a case of fraud and have started further investigation.
The victim runs a footwear shop in Teelajamalpura and he was acquainted with the accused who used to work as an agent in providing footwear and lend money and facilitate loans to the traders.
The victim was assured that the accused could facilitate the loan which he required due to which he got cheated.