Much to the relief of large depositors duped by several chit fund firms in the State, the Justice MM Das Commission, which is probing the ponzi scam, on Monday began a process to identify such victims.
The identification would be done on basis of the affidavits filed by the victims in 2013 in the first phase. Notice would be served to the concerned chit fund firms very soon, sources said.
While small depositors are getting their refund following verification by the panel, the large depositors were uncertain to get their money back.
The commission has submitted seven interim reports to the Sstate Government after identifying a total of 4,97,844 small depositors during the probe. While the identification process to refund deposits to small investors is still underway, the latest move to identify large depositors has created hope among the victims.
According to reports, around 8,17,253 affidavits had been submitted by the small depositors before the commission between August 5, 2013 and October 31, 2013. The last interim report was presented to the Government on July 12 this year.
Sources said that around 2,000 small depositors have got their money back by now. The large depositors will be identified after verifying around 3.75 lakh affidavits filed by the small investors.
Meanwhile, the commission has written to the Government suggesting digitisation of affidavits, which are still pending for verification. After getting a nod from the Government, the affidavits will be digitised for smooth and error-free verification.