A couple from Pune arrested for having cheated on household helpers of Rs 3.5 L | Pune News
PUNE: The municipal police stopped a man and his wife for deceiving more than 100 household helpers and others for an amount of Rs3.5 lakh under the pretext of helping them obtain loans under a central government program.
The offense took place in November 2020 and the couple used the money collected from the victims to start a money lending business, police said.
Senior Inspector Jagannath Kalaskar from Bharati Vidyapeeth Police Station said: “We arrested Hiralal Agnyan (42) and Sapna (40), residents of Ambegaon Pathar, while they were in hiding.
According to the police, the couple told the victims that the central government gives interest-free loans to the disadvantaged on small investments in accordance with the Pradhan Mantri Dhuna Bhandi Kamgar Yojna. The couple are said to have collected 300 rupees each from them after having them fill out forms. The couple then closed their office and fled.
Mahesh Mandavle (50), a victim of Ambegaon Pathar, subsequently filed an FIR with the police.
Kalaskar said: “Most of the victims are from the Katraj-Ambegaon region. The couple would charge a nominal fee for the form and other processes. They would ask the victims to bring two other people in need of a loan under the pretext of helping them. They promised an interest-free loan amount of between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000. ”
“None of the applicants received the loan amount. The couple closed their office and remained in hiding, but were arrested on Wednesday. The couple collected the money and gave it to different people at a high interest rate. Further investigation is underway, ”Kalaskar said.
The offense took place in November 2020 and the couple used the money collected from the victims to start a money lending business, police said.
Senior Inspector Jagannath Kalaskar from Bharati Vidyapeeth Police Station said: “We arrested Hiralal Agnyan (42) and Sapna (40), residents of Ambegaon Pathar, while they were in hiding.
According to the police, the couple told the victims that the central government gives interest-free loans to the disadvantaged on small investments in accordance with the Pradhan Mantri Dhuna Bhandi Kamgar Yojna. The couple are said to have collected 300 rupees each from them after having them fill out forms. The couple then closed their office and fled.
Mahesh Mandavle (50), a victim of Ambegaon Pathar, subsequently filed an FIR with the police.
Kalaskar said: “Most of the victims are from the Katraj-Ambegaon region. The couple would charge a nominal fee for the form and other processes. They would ask the victims to bring two other people in need of a loan under the pretext of helping them. They promised an interest-free loan amount of between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000. ”
“None of the applicants received the loan amount. The couple closed their office and remained in hiding, but were arrested on Wednesday. The couple collected the money and gave it to different people at a high interest rate. Further investigation is underway, ”Kalaskar said.