SIT tightens noose around Ponzi scam kingpin’s assets

Kanpur: The SIT has intensified scrutiny of the assets of Ponzi-scheme kingpin Ravindra Soni, who allegedly duped more than 700 investors of around Rs1,500 crore by promising high returns through investments in blue-chip companies.The SIT has completed verification of 14 properties worth approximately Rs19 crore purchased in the name of Soni's first wife, Shweta. These properties are now set to be linked with the registered cases, and attachment proceedings will be initiated shortly.According to investigators, the properties were purchased or builder agreements were executed between 2021 and 2025 in Gurugram and Greater Noida. In some instances, agreements were later cancelled and the invested money was returned to accounts, while in other cases the properties remained at the agreement stage. The SIT said the purchases were made using money collected through fraudulent means. During the probe, assets worth several crores were also traced in Dubai, Delhi, and Gurugram. Most of the properties were found registered in the names of Soni's first wife Shweta and second wife Monika. Verification of properties purchased in Dehradun in the name of the second wife is still underway.ACP Kotwali Ashutosh Kumar Singh said the verification report has been received and the identified properties will soon be formally linked to the case, following which attachment proceedings will be initiated.