Hundreds of investors duped in ponzi scheme

Nagpur, Oct 15

Hundreds of men and women were duped to the tune of lakhs of rupees by a team of trio on pretext of offering loans and commission. The Hudkeshwar police has registered a case against the trio. Bhimrao Eknath Meshram (Ashirward Nagar), Jaywant Bahadure and Anshul Kamble are the culprits. The trio had started VMC Social Welfare Society at Chakradhar Nagar, under the jurisdiction of Hudkeshwar police station.

They contacted men and women and and asked them to form a group of six members and take `2,500 from each of them. They informed people that they will get 10 per cent commission on the amount collected. They also said that each member will get `1 lakh policy bond and a loan upto `45,000. Hundreds of people formed the group and collected money. They started the scheme in February 2020. But without giving any commission or loan, the trio closed the shop. When one of the investor Sheetal Preetam Shivnakar realised that she has been duped, she filed a complaint at Hudkeshwar police station. The Hudkeshwar police registered case against the trio and arrested Bhimrao Meshram and are investigating Jaywant Bahadure and Anshul Kamble.

Network across Vidarbha

Sources have informed that the trio have their network across Vidarbha and have duped many more such customers. But since the news has not come out, the investors may not be aware of the scam.