Three wanted in multi-level marketing scam surrender

AURANGABAD: The three accused, who were on the run since November 2012 after being booked by the KrantiChowk police on the charges cheating, on Tuesday surrendered before a court, which sent the trio to police custody till May 17.
The three accused were identified as Pradeep Sakharam Phoge, Raju Gangaram Kamble and Vijay Nathaji Dandge.
Acting on a direction of chief judicial magistrate R B Agrawal, the Kranti Chowk police had booked 13 people, including the promoters and directors of the multilevel marketing company, 'N-Mart', for allegedly cheating its customers on November 23, 2011.
The complainants in the case, Anilkumar Sonkamble and Subhash Patil, had moved court after their complaints against the accused were allegedly not acted upon by the city police. Sonkamble and Patil in their plea had stated that the promoters and directors of N-Mart had duped innumerable gullible people by making them invest Rs 5,500 each into the company floated by Gopalsingh Shekhawat by promising impressive returns.
After admitting the plea and listening to the argument, the court issued directions to the police station concerned and asked it to register a case against the accused. Following this a case of cheating was registered against 13 people, including the directors and promoters of N Mart, at the Kranti Chowk police station.
The list of 13 accused booked included Gopalsingh Mohansingh Shekhawat, Akhil Patrawala, Pratik Desai, Heeren Dewani, Salim Khan, Dr Riyaz Mushrif, Alpesh Mashroo, Kamlesh Shah, Pradeep Gaikwad, Prashant More, Raju Gangaram Kamble, Vijay Nathaji Dandge and Pradeep Phoge, added Kulkarni.
The complainants have made the company the first accused, followed by the 13 directors, promoters and franchisee owners, the police said.