In a joint operation, STF Uttarakhand and CB-CID, Dehradun Branch have arrested 38-year-old Santosh Tamang, a Nepali national and an absconder in his native country (Village Saimjog, district Dhadim) alias Rebatan Waiba alias Robert Waiba, resident of Babupara under Naxalbari police station, district Darjeeling, West Bengal on a money laundering case (FIR-156/15) on Wednesday. He had allegedly duped many of around `two crores. The case was registered under sections 420/406/467/-468/471/120b of IPC in Kotwali Police Station, Dehradun, informed SSP, STF Dr Sadanand Date while interacting with the media persons on Wednesday.
He said that in 2010, the accused Tamang had opened accounts in the name of a company Robeus International Private limited, Dehradun with forged documents in several nationalised banks.
Dwelling on the modus operendi of the fraud, he said that the company had launched a RSSIP scheme, stating that one who deposits a fixed amount for 42 months would get twice of the total deposited amount. “Agents were deployed at various places like Saharanpur, Bulandshahar, Moradabad, Punjab and Dehradun. A large number of people had deposited Rs 39 000 each in the company. However, with some of the depositors losing confidence in the company, they released cheques to them which later bounced. The banks also stopped paying money to the investors. The company officials were in touch with the investors for around two months. Then they fled. later, the company was declared closed. Company in-charge Santosh Tamang, Kumar Tamang and Suman Kshreshtha fled after closing the company,” Date said.
Investigation revealed that Santosh Tamang, a Nepali national had made Indian passport in the name of Rebtan Waiba after submitting false documents. On September 5, 2015, he had gone to Hangkong. His mobile phone was put on the surveillance. He came back to India on September 15. “Currently he had opened a office of foreign exchange and import in Gurgaon. Investigation is on into it,” he added.
STF team members inspectors-DC Dhaundiyal, Surendra Samant, CB-CID sub-inspectors Bharat Singh, Vinod Chaurisiya, Constables Ashish Verma, Nitin Ramola, Harendra Bhandari, Anant Yadav and Mukesh played roles in cracking the case.