Businessman conned of Rs 30 lakh by scamsters

NT Correspondent

Upparpet police are on the lookout for a gang who has been booked for allegedly duping a person of Rs 30 lakh after promising to get his money doubled in two days.

In a complaint, Rasheed Latif stated that six months back, a person named Sajid was introduced to him. “Sajid claimed to be a businessman and would often explain his international finance schemes to me,” he said. Latif is a resident of Kudroli in Mangaluru district.

Recently, Sajid approached Latif with a latest scheme which required an investment of Rs 15 lakh. “Do din me paisa double.” Latif said, “That’s what he told me,” he added.

Believing it to be true, Latif handed over the amount to Sajid and landed in Bengaluru, booking a lodge for two days.

The victim further claimed that during his stay in the lodge, Sajid visited him and took him to a mall in Malleswaram to introduce him to his partners Rajiv, Abhilash and Sathyen. They convinced him that his money has been doubled and the same will be deposited into his account, he said.

However, Latif was worried that he did not get his money after two days and asked Sajid to visit him.

“Sajid claimed some taxation issues due to which the money could not be transferred. He told me that if I pay another 15 lakh, the transfers can be made more quickly with double benefits,” he told the police.

Latif arranged the money and made an online payment to Sajid, who then came back to Benagluru.

After two days, Latif was shocked when the contact numbers provided to him by Sajid were found to be switched off. Realising that he had been duped, he tried to search for the accused in the city, but could not. Later he started receiving threats over phone calls not to try and search for the accused.

Police have launched a probe to nab the accused. Further investigation is underway, police said.