Raipur police is searching for ‘fraudsters’ who allegedly duped at least 200 people in the state capital on the pretext of providing equipments for establishing cottage industries.
Initially, the forgery was reported to be tune of several lakhs rupees, as director of the forged company collected amount ranging from Rs20000 to Rs2 lakh from each of the 200 persons.
According to police, a company Raipur Enterprises operational in the state capital from past few months has allegedly duped around 200 people in the city. Preliminary investigation revealed that the company managed to collect money from victims on the pretext of providing them machines for establishing small industries and eventually ‘made away with money’. The incident came to light when few people spotted lock on the company following which they approached to Telibandha police station to lodge a complaint in this regard. Police have registered a case under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and are investigating the matter further, said police , elaborating that they have also launched a manhunt to nab one of the directors of the company Dilip Sharma.