The Delhi Police on Friday arrested a former Delhi cop, who was absconding for six years and was wanted in connection with cases of duping several persons to the tune of crores of rupees by making them invest in his brand closely faking a famous French fashion label.
The accused has been identified as 51-year-old Manjeet Sangwan was arrested by a Crime Branch team supervised by DCP Bhisham Singh, during a raid in a flat of New Town Heights of Sector 91 in Gurgaon, said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner(Crime Branch) of Police.
Sangwan had started a business of readymade garments in 2008 and sold clothing under his brand Criston Dior Shoppe mimicking the famous French label Christian Dior. Several outlets of this brand were opened in different cities, said the officer.
He was arrested in 2010 after the French company got a case of cheating and Copyright Act violation registered against Sangwan at Uttam Nagar police station.
After being released from jail, Sangwan contested election and became Sarpanch of village Kharman in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. In 2013, he was declared proclaimed offender in the case for for evading court proceedings.
The same year, he and his partner Virender Suyal induced several investors to invest in his brand and cheated them to the tune of crores of rupees.
A case was then registered in this connection at the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) police station against the duo, said the officer.
However, Sangwan evaded arrest and was again declared proclaimed offender by the concerned court on August 7, 2014.
During interrogation, the accused claimed that his father was martyred in the war of 1965. He also revealed that he had joined Delhi Police after completing Class X as a constable(driver) in 1989 but left the job due to personal reasons in 1996, added the officer.
Manjeet Sangwan has been arrested as per law and concerned police stations EOW & Uttam Nagar, Delhi have been informed about his arrest, the police official said.