Punjab: Six booked for committing fraud of Rs 2.10 crore with Panchkula resident

AMBALA: The Ambala police registered a case of fraud of Rs 2.10 crore after a Panchkula resident alleged that he was duped on the pretext of investing the amount in a trucking company to settle with family in Canada.
Sikandar Singh Sangwan of Sector 6, Mansa Devi Complex, Panchkula lodged a complaint against six accused identified as Anil Bhalla alias Kaka, his son Akash Bhalla and Akash’s wife Bhawna Bhalla, Anil Kumar, Jayant Bakshi (presently staying in Canada) and Rajesh.
On his complaint, the police booked the above accused under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Ambala City on July 28.
Sikandar alleged that the above-named accused committed cheating, fraud to extort his hard earned money in order to harm him financially and psychologically.
“I knew Anil Bhalla, his son Akash and Akash’s wife since 2012 when they lived in Sector 2 in Panchkula. The father son duo ran a business of money lending for a very long time. In 2018, Anil and Akash introduced me to their accomplice Rajesh and his brother-in-law Jayant Bakshi, who ran an immigration business in Ambala and Yamunanagar”, said Sikandar.
Sikandar said the accused lured him with the talks that they had been sending many people abroad on various visas to different countries.
He said the accused knew that he was interested to go to Canada and they made a plan with Rajesh and Jayant to allure him to invest money for the same.
“Akash and Anil asked me to invest about Rs 2.25 to Rs 2.50 in a trucking company in Canada which would be owned by Jayant Bakshi and me. They said that after the investment, they would be giving me at least 2% of the invested money and that I would receive permanent residency in Canada within one year of investing. They said that I would have to make half payment in advance and the rest after Canada’s visit”, said Sikandar.
“I agreed to invest and transferred Rs 90 lakh to the account of Anil Bhalla on August 29, 2018 and Rs 10 lakh was given in cash to Bhawna Bhalla on the same day. After receiving the amount, I along with Akash flew to Canada in September first week and he along with Jayant showed the workplace to me. Another Rs 90 lakh was transferred to the account of Anil Kumar on September 17, 2018 from Axis Bank, Ambala City and Rs 10 lakh cash was given to Bhawna. Remaining Rs 10 lakh was also paid in cash to Anil and Bhawna in Ambala”, said Sikandar.
He said he returned to India to help his father to settle some issues and he was intimidated and warned of dire consequences if he thought of returning back.
“I managed to return to India. After August 2019, the accused started rejecting my phone calls. Jayant disclosed about the actual intention of the Bhalla family to commit fraud with my family. I demanded for the return of money but received threats and warnings. They started threatening to implicating me in false cases like of rape or outraging woman’s modesty”, said Sikandar.
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