Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 31: On a written complaint lodged by Ravinder Kumar Gupta of Barnai in Crime Branch Jammu, wherein it was alleged that in the year 2014 the complainant who is also dealing with business was duped by Gopal Lal S/o Shanker Lal R/o Bhamasha Kota and his son Gagan Lal, grain merchant and commission agent working at Kota Rajasthan who allured him to pay an amount of Rs. 1.2 crore from the complainant’s firm in different instalments for the purchase of rice paddy.
The accused persons did not supply the paddy even after receiving money in advance and have committed criminal breach of trust with the complainants firm and dishonestly misappropriated the advance money of Rs. 1,21,70,269/- for their own use thus causing wrongful loss to the complainant’s firm and wrongful gain to themselves.
On receipt of this complaint, a preliminary verification was conducted and on the basis of enquiry the allegations levelled by the complainant have prima facie been established against the alleged accused persons for duping of hard earned money of the complainant on the pretext of selling paddy to him by resorting to fraudulent means. A case has beenregistered in Crime Branch Jammu and investigation of the case was taken up.
A team of Crime Branch Jammu headed by Inspector Urfan Wani rushed to Kota, Rajasthan and accused Gagan Khandwal was arrested and recovery of duped amount to the tune of Rs.60 lakh was effected from the accused.
The arrested accused is on police remand and investigation of the case is in progress.