Ambala bizman duped of Rs 2.40 cr, 11 booked

Tribune News Service

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Ambala, August 27

An Ambala-based businessman was allegedly duped of Rs2.40 crore by some fraudsters on the pretext of providing a rare and expensive cancer cure medicine.

The fraudsters lured the businessman on the pretext of providing medicines made of a rare two-headed snake.

Complainant Sanjay Kumar, a resident of Ambala Cantonment, said he runs a herbal juice and Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing factory. A clinic is also run in the factory. The police have booked 11 people for duping the businessman.

The complainant said: “In January 2019, Ranjit Singh of Ambala, who used to come to take medicine, informed me that his associates prepare medicines to cure cancer. The medicine is costly because it is prepared from rare two-headed snake and it can cure cancer. A couple of days later, Ranjit came with Murslin, Jaswant, Dinesh, Jony, Rajender Singh, Harpreet, Mannu, Rajender Nagar, Vinod, Babbar Bhan and some more accomplices,” he said.

“They claimed that they bring the rare medicine from the Nepal border and it can be beneficial for the factory and the clinic. I got convinced and inquired about the cost and efficiency of the medicine. They sought Rs4-5 crore, a blank cheque and a blank affidavit for the medicine. I gave them Rs2.40 crore, along with a blank cheque and an affidavit in January 2019. They assured me of providing the medicine in a week. Later, they started making excuses that the snake is not coming out due to heavy snowfall,” he said.

The complainant stated that when he demanded the money back, the fraudsters allegedly threatened to kill him. He got scared and didn’t make any complaint. He recently came to know that the Ambala police have arrested Jaswant for duping a man on the pretext of providing cancer medicine, following which he contacted the police and identified Jaswant as well. A case has been registered under Sections 420, 406, 506 and 120-B of the IPC at the Mahesh Nagar police station.

As per information, this is third such case registered in Ambala.

Mahesh Nagar SHO Suresh said: “A case has been registered and the matter is being investigated by the economic offences wing.”

Saha, in-charge of the Economic Offences Wing, said: “The matter is being investigated. We will gather information and evidences regarding the payment made to the suspects by the complainant and further action will be taken accordingly.”