Pearls group scam kingpin Nirmal Singh Bhangoo dies

He was the prime accused in the Rs 45,000-crore Pearls group scam

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Updated At : 11:49 AM Aug 26, 2024 IST

Nirmal Singh Bhangoo . File photo

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Chandigarh, August 25

Pearls group scam kingpin Nirmal Singh Bhangoo died in Delhi on Sunday night.

Bhangoo, head of the Pearls group of companies, was the main accused in the Rs 45,000 crore scam of duping the investors of the company.

The CBI had in January 2016 arrested him and he was lodged in Tihar Jail.

He was reportedly taken to the DDU Hospital in Delhi and his death was recorded at 7.50 pm.

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