A conman, who deceived many people in the name of getting loans, was arrested with the help of a local BJP party worker on Sunday.
Haridwar police nabbed the conman who had deceived more than 200 people of Jagjeetpur, Bhagwanpur and surrounding areas of Haridwar district by deceiving them to get loan for job.
A case was registered against him under the jurisdiction of Ranipur police station. Some fake identification cards were also recovered from the accused.
luring the people especially women in the name of getting loan from Samridh Jeewan bank, one Pramod Singh of lathardeva Jhabreda had grabbed thousands of rupees.
Speaking to The Pioneer, Ranipur chowki incharge Kundan Singh Rana said, “On receiving information from BJP youth wing member Amit Sharma, we reached Shivlok colony where dozens of people had gathered. A couple of women came forth and alleged that they were duped in the name of loan by Amit Choudhry. They alleged that about 53 women had given Rs1,130 when they were assured of bank loan of Rs1 lakh for employment purposes.”
He further added, “These women had given a total of Rs9,0000 to him. We have registered a case of forgery against Pramod and are investigating the matter.”
During investigation he revealed his identity of belonging to Jhabreda village and that he had received one thousand rupees from many people.
Member of the State BJP Yuva Morcha committee Amit Sharma told the Pioneer, “I got involved in the case when my mother gave me information that some Amit was giving loan from bank by paying just Rs1,000 and she was keen to visit him.
“On intriguing, I came to know that many people had given this amount to this person and were waiting for the loan. So I took the contact number of the person and arranged a gathering of people in Shivlok and informed the police”, he said.