Pune woman swindled of Rs 8 lakh in deceptive investment scam

A subinspector along with accomplices stands accused of duping a woman from Pune of Rs 8 lakh The woman was lured by a friends promise of substantial profits through investments When the woman met her friend she handed over Rs 975 lakh in cash a subinspector nabbed her friend and took him to the RCF police station It became evident to her later that her friend and the cop were colluding ultimately swindling her of her fundsInitial inquiries have identified the involved subinspector as being stationed at the RCF police station where the FIR was filed Despite these findings no arrests have been made to dateThe complainant a 39yearold Pune resident had befriended Mohsin during a seminar in PimpriChinchwad four months earlier Mohsin engaged her in discussions about trading and investments assuring her of substantial returns if she made substantial investments On July 15 Mohsin offered to double Rs 10 lakh in 15 days After spreading the word about this opportunity a contact of hers expressed interest and transferred Rs 10 lakh to the womans accountI drove to Mumbai on August 10 with Rs 10 lakh At noon I met Mohsin in south Mumbai who instructed me to drive to Kala Ghoda where he took Rs 975 lakh the woman recounted in her statement She continued We proceeded to the RBI headquarters where he requested a moment to smoke Exiting with a bag of cash he instructed me to drive to Wadala then onto the freeway making two stops under the pretext of smokingAround 230 pm the car reached Chembur where Mohsin asked her to stop near a petrol pump A person approached Mohsin and handed him a parcel While he opened a parcel an individual approached and queried its contents A man in a police uniform riding a bike was beckoned over Mohsin was instructed to accompany the uniformed man to the police station for scrutiny Confused and anxious the woman trailed the bikeriding officer to the RCF police station in Chembur where the events escalatedInside the officer took Mohsin accompanied by the person who apprehended him while the woman parked nearby waiting When the two individuals masquerading as cops exited the station she approached them seeking an explanation for Mohsins capture They informed her that Mohsin was a wanted suspect in their case and urged her to depart to avoid troubleUnwilling to leave she stayed in her car Shortly after plainclothes officers emerged from the station and they were looking for someone An auto driven by the same individual left the station this caught her attention Pursuing the auto she intercepted it after a short distance Mohsin got out of the auto and joined her in her car reassuring her that matters had been resolved and urging her to leave promptly She insisted that her money be returnedAround 4 pm as they reached Mazgaon another person approached handing a packet to Mohsin Upon counting the woman found Rs 175 lakh in the packet prompting her to inquire about the remaining amount Mohsin assured her he would hand it over and requested a stop to smoke As he exited the car and walked away he vanishedGrowing suspicious of the con the woman remained perplexed in her car A passerby inquired about the situation and guided her to the Sewri police station where she was then directed back to the RCF police stationAfter recording the womans detailed statement we lodged an FIR against the suspects CCTV footage from the police station confirmed that the implicated police officer was SubInspector Ravindra Gaikwad An FIR against four individuals including PSI Gaikwad and Mohsin has been registered a cop from the RCF police station revealed Notably Gaikwad is stationed at the RCF police station and this marks his second postingWe have verified the complaint and subsequently filed the FIR We are actively pursuing the accused declared DCP Zone 6 Hemrajsingh Rajput They have been charged under IPC sections 406 criminal breach of trust 420 cheating and 34 common intention We anticipate their swift arrest he concludedAlso Watch IN PHOTOS Secondhand books starting at Rs 50 at this 70yearold Matunga bookstore