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3 duped of Rs 20L over funding of Swachh scheme

| Saturday | 30th March, 2019

LUCKNOW: Three persons have been duped of Rs 20 lakh on the pretext of investment in a scheme related to Swachh Bharat Mission in Lucknow. Likewise, Robin Mehta, a cloth merchant in Aliganj , was also duped of Rs 5 lakh on December 10. "They lured me with 20 per cent increase in investment along with the principal amount and additional Rs 1 lakh in just three months. The man claimed they were looking for a potential businessman who can invest Rs 10 lakh. Bajaj was asked to deposit Rs 5 lakh in the name of Swachh Mission in the bank account of one Dalvinder Kaur Mehta of Haryana on December 10.

LUCKNOW: Three persons have been duped of Rs 20 lakh on the pretext of investment in a scheme related to Swachh Bharat Mission in Lucknow. All the three complaints were received at the cyber cell of the Lucknow police.A businessman Braj Narayan Pandey of Indiranagar alleged that on December 10, he received a call from a man posing as an officer of the ministry of drinking water and sanitation. The man claimed they were looking for a potential businessman who can invest Rs 10 lakh. Pandey was drawn when he was told that the amount would reap double benefits in just three months. "They lured me with 20 per cent increase in investment along with the principal amount and additional Rs 1 lakh in just three months. I deposited the amount in a private bank account of one Dalvinder Kaur Mehta in Haryana ," said Pandey."They sent me the offer letter on mail. However, after three months, when I contacted the person he claimed ignorance," he said. In the second case, Ritesh Bajaj, a businessman in Gomtinagar, was lured in a similar fashion. Bajaj was asked to deposit Rs 5 lakh in the name of Swachh Mission in the bank account of one Dalvinder Kaur Mehta of Haryana on December 10. Bajaj deposited the amount but got no communication. Likewise, Robin Mehta, a cloth merchant in Aliganj , was also duped of Rs 5 lakh on December 10.

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