Kurukshetra resident held in fake bank case

The police have arrested one more accused in an alleged case of a large-scale fraud in which a fake bank was set up to cheat people with the false promise of doubling their money. Accused Kamal Sharma, a resident of Thol village, in Kurukshetra district, was arrested from Ambala City on Tuesday. The accused was produced in the court on Wednesday and taken on three-day police remand.

“We are investigating the case from all angles to identify and apprehend other accused,” said inspector Shri Bhagwan, SHO Nissing.

The SHO said a case was registered at Nissing police station on July 4, 2025 against a woman and six other persons for cheating and criminal breach of trust. The accused had set up a bogus financial institution named “Private Nidhi Limited”. They people by promising to double their deposit in 26 months. After collecting large sums of money, the accused ran away with the deposit.