Friday, June 13, 2014

Chit-fund scam: CBI may take top chit-fund operators on remand



BHUBANESWAR: After registering 44 cases against ponzi firms involved in the multi-crore chit-fund scam in the State, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the scam may take top officials and chiefs of the firms on remand to unearth more details about the case.

According to sources, all the 44 cases registered by the CBI have been sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Special CBI Court here. After scrutinising all the cases, investigation into the cases will be begun formally, added the sources. 

The CBI officials would visit the State very soon to begin the probe. They might start their investigations into the fraud made by the ponzi firms, bank transactions of firms, mode of investment of depositors’ money and involvement of bigwigs in the scam. 

The probing agency might interrogate the chit-fund operators like Prashant Das of the Seashore Group, Pradeep Sethi of Artha Tatwa, Subhranshu Lenka of Ashtha International and others in the jail or appeal to the court to take them on remand to quiz the fraudsters about the scam.    


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