The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has arrested a 41-year-old man who had allegedly duped several people by inducing them in his ponzy scheme to the tune of Rs 8 crores.
The accused has been identified as Gopal Dalapati, who was arrested by the EOW police team outside gate no 2 of Saket Court Complex pon February 18.
According to Dr O P Mishra, the Joint Commissioner of Police, EOW, the First Information Report (FIR) was registered on the complaint of Gopal Singh and other complainants in which they have alleged that they have been induced by alleged company Weird Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. and Weird Industries Limited through their director and representatives to invest in their small savings schemes for better return.
“It has been alleged that accused persons cheated the small investors in the name of doubling and tripling the invested amount on maturity. The accused persons also issued Debenture Certificates and collected huge amounts about 8 Crores. After collecting the huge amounts, the company closed their offices and ran away,” said the Joint CP.
“During probe, it was revealed that the accused along with his associates launched schemes for high returns to victims. Accused persons with his associates had operated their illegal business from Kolkata and Delhi by opening their offices. After collecting around eight Crores from victims, the alleged companies closed their offices in Kolkata and Delhi and disappeared,” said the Joint CP.