Sanjay Singh, Patna. In Banka district of Bihar, fraudsters cheated women of Rs 50 lakh by luring them to make them Lakhpati Didi. The thugs also ran away with the photos of Aadhar Card, PAN Card and Voter ID Card from the women. The women were told that on the instructions of the state government, a loan of Rs 1 lakh would be given to women to start employment. On the pretext of this loan, those women were made victims of fraud.
The thugs won the trust of the women by making the excuse of a government scheme. The women fell into the trap of the swindler and the swindlers asked the women to open an account in a new bank branch on the pretext of giving them a loan. The swindlers said that it was necessary to open an account and they took Rs 5,000 each from each woman for opening the account. When the women realized that they had been cheated, they approached the Banka police with a complaint. The police have registered a complaint and started investigating the matter.
How was the fraud committed?
Some fraudsters opened the office of Sona Giri Finance in a private house near Banka Kendriya Vidyalaya. The company office was opened with great fanfare. The operators of the company had also appointed some local youth to take the business forward. The youth were also lured by giving commission on each account after opening the account. For the sake of commission, the youth got the accounts opened with great enthusiasm.
More than one thousand accounts were opened. In return, Rs 5,000 each were collected from the women. In return, a receipt and the manager’s visiting card were given to the women. The women were told that the amount would soon be deposited in their accounts to start employment.
Five thousand rupees each were taken from the women. Some women took loan and some raised five thousand rupees by mortgaging their jewelery and opened a bank account. Now these women are roaming on the streets carrying passbooks. They are demanding the officials and police to return the money taken from them.
Had promised to give loan till 21st January
The fraudsters had assured the women that by January 21, sixty thousand to one lakh rupees would be credited to the accounts of all the account holders. Only one percent interest will be charged on the loan amount. A proposal was made to the women that the loan amount would be approved only when a credit of Rs 5,000 appears in their account.
It was said that the loan amount would be credited to the account by 21st January. The women were also told that an amount of Rs 5,000 was being taken as credit for opening an account. That amount will be returned along with the loan. The women waited till January 22 for the amount to be deposited in their account. When the amount did not come into the account, the restlessness of the women started increasing.
When the women went and saw the bank branch, they were shocked. The house where the bank branch was opened had a big lock on its main gate. The office board was also missing. The bank employees had also asked the women to contact their mobile numbers. When the women tried to establish contact on that number, all the numbers were switched off and then the women realized that they had been cheated.
Police started legal action
The women who were victims of fraud reached Sadar police station. The women narrated their ordeal to the police at the police station. The police advised the women to lodge a written complaint. Police have started action on the written complaint of the women. The women have also given a visiting card to the police. Saurav Singh’s name is recorded as the manager on that card. Sadar Police Station President Arvind Kumar said that further action is being taken on the complaint of the women.
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