Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Three persons were duped of atleast Rs 4.5 lakhs on pretext of investment in online business in Vijay Nagar police station area of Indore.
When the victims realised that the accused trapped them into multi-marketing business without disclosing necessary details, they asked them to return money. The accused refused to refund and threatened them. After investigating the case, the police have registered a case of fraud against 13 accused.
The victims have been identified as Akash Yadav, Sushma Rajput and Monu Yadav. They lodged a complaint in Vijay Nagar police station that the accused lured them to invest in online business by promising them huge profits. They were made to sign QNet documents but were not given any information about the multi-level marketing model.
According to the police, one of the main accused has been identified as Bhupendra Mishra. He got ₹1.80 lakh transferred online from Akash Yadav. Similarly, other victims made several transactions of different amounts-- ₹1.40 lakh and ₹1.20 lakh, to the accused gang members' bank accounts . Apart from this, ₹10,000 in cash was also taken.
Bhupendra also got Monu Yadav to transact ₹80,000 and ₹10,000. Later, he was called to the parking lot of a mall and was made to sign some documents.
Accused refused to return money, citing end of 7-day deadline
The victims told that after a month they were informed that this entire system is of chain marketing and multi level business. When they asked for their money back, they were told that as per the company's policy, the refund could be done within 7 days and now that time limit has been crossed.
After this, when the victims talked about withdrawing from the business, they were threatened and blackmailed. The accused sent messages citing signing of documents and even pressure was created by sending boys to their house.
