Jaipur (Rajasthan): Three cases of fraud worth crores have been registered against 18 people, including Subrata Roy, the chief of Sahara India Pariwar in Murlipura and Mansarovar police stations of the capital on Wednesday. Allegations are that the accused had swindled Rs33.30 crores in the name of investment. A police complaint in this regard was filed by the commission agents and investors who have invested in Sahara Company.
The company had lured investors on the pretext of paying 9 to 14% interest besides huge profits on making investments. The funds received from investors were then diverted into Sahara India Limited (Sahara India Limited), Sahara Q shop Unique Range Limited (Sahara Q shop Unique Limited), Sahara India Commercial Corporation Limited, Sahara Credit Co-operative Society Limited, Start Multipurpose Co-operative Society Limited, Saharian Universal Multipurpose Co-operative Society Limited (Saharian Universal Multipurpose Co-operative Society Limited) and Hamara India Credit Co-operative Society Limited (Hamara India Credit Co-operative Society Limited).
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This is not the first time that a case has been registered against the Sahara chief. Earlier too, FIRs have been registered against Subrata Roy and others in the company.
The Rajasthan Consumer Commission had recently also issued an arrest warrant against the Sahara chief in another case.
