TN native NRI files case of 98L fraud against Soni

Kanpur: Kotwali police on Sunday registered a report against Ponzi-scheme kingpin Ravindranath Soni and his associates Suraj Jumani and Gurneet Kaur for cheating one NRI in Dubai of Rs 98 lakh. The case was registered under a zero crime number and will be transferred to Chennai police station, Tamil Nadu, where the victim resides.Manikandan Rajgopal, resident of Madanamkuppam Road in Kolathur area of Chennai, stated in his complaint at Kotwali police station that in 2022 Gurneet Kaur called him and lured him to invest in Bluechip Commercial Broker Company with the promise of a monthly dividend of 1.5 per cent. He initially invested 36,700 dirhams (Rs 8.97 lakh), which was returned with profit after some time. As his confidence grew, the accused promised higher profits and assured returns of 3 to 4 per cent. Falling into the trap, Manikandan invested Rs 98.44 lakh in two instalments. After a few days, he discovered that the company office was locked and the accused had absconded. Manikandan said he learned from social media that Kanpur police had arrested Ravindranath Soni, so he came here. ACP Kotwali Ashutosh Singh said, "Since the case is connected to another state, a report has been registered under zero crime number, which will be transferred to the police station located in the victim's home district. After that, the police station concerned will investigate the case."