A day after Ram Sumiran Pal, an alleged mastermind of the over Rs 2,200-crore ‘Speak Asia’ online marketing firm scam, was arrested, one of his close aides Satish Pal has been also arrested by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime), Ravindra Yadav said that the 36-year-old Satish Pal was arrested on Tuesday night from his hideout at Najafgarh Road. The police got the information during Ram Sumiran Pal’s interrogation who was arrested on Monday from Connaught Place. “Satish Pal is a close associate of Ram Sumiran Pal and had remained active in the scam,” he added.
“Satish Pal was apprehended with the help of clues obtained from Ram Sumiran Pal. His active role in the scam was confirmed by Mumbai Police, who has obtained his transfer warrants on the basis of the information provided,” Yadav said.
During the interrogation, investigators came to know that Satish Pal is a commerce graduate from Delhi University. He has worked in different institutions in Delhi and in 2007, he shifted to Mumbai. There, he came into contact of Ram Sumiran Pal and his brother Ram Niwas Pal and joined the company namely Seven Rings.