New Delhi, February 26: The Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police has arrested a 48-year-old woman for misappropriating the funds of the people and cheating them to the tune of over Rs 4 crore, an official said on Saturday. The accused was identified as Sunita Saini, a resident of Surat, Gujarat.
Furnishing details, Joint Commissioner of Police (Economic Offences Wing) Chhaya Sharma said the complainant had levelled allegations against one Vashundhara Group, allegedly a financial institution functioning in Azadpur, Delhi for misappropriating their funds on false representation of doubling invested money in 4 years. “The accused Sunita Saini is Director and share holder in the alleged company,” the Jt CP said.
According to the senior official, the alleged group and its owner and directors Chandra Prakash Saini alias C.P. Saini, Sunita Saini & others, allured the general public to open daily saving account, fixed deposit account and other lucrative investment schemes and following the directions of the accused, the victims fell prey and opened the accounts (likewise banks). They were issued certificates, pass books, etc against investments and the deposits. Ponzi Scheme: ED Attaches Rs 35.70-cr Assets in Bengaluru.
“Around 700 victims have been cheated to the tune of more than Rs 4 crore as on date. The amount and victims are increasing on day basis. Thereafter, C.P. Saini and his wife Sunita Saini ran away with the invested funds of the victims,”…
