The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested two primary accused individuals from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the Rs 800-crore Loni Urban Multi State Credit and Thrift Co-operative Society chit fund scam. The co-operative society operated fraudulent investment schemes that allegedly targeted and cheated more than one lakh investors across multiple districts in Uttarakhand with false promises of high returns. The two men had been on the run after the Uttarakhand State Police registered 18 first information reports against them, and the Uttarakhand High Court transferred the probe to the CBI last November.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested two primary accused individuals from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the Rs 800-crore Loni Urban Multi State Credit and Thrift Co-operative Society chit fund scam. The co-operative society operated fraudulent investment schemes that allegedly targeted and cheated more than one lakh investors across multiple districts in Uttarakhand with false promises of high returns. The two men had been on the run after the Uttarakhand State Police registered 18 first information reports against them, and the Uttarakhand High Court transferred the probe to the CBI last November.
Investigators stated that the arrested duo played active roles in collecting, handling, diverting, and misappropriating public funds through unregulated deposit schemes. The CBI tracked the suspects down following intensive efforts that involved analyzing financial records, examining bank transactions, and conducting field investigations across multiple states. After taking the two men into custody, the agency secured a transit remand to produce them before the designated court in Dehradun.
This latest enforcement action follows the earlier arrests of five other individuals, including three senior cooperative promoters who managed branch chests and collected deposits in Uttarakhand. Authorities have also identified several immovable properties allegedly acquired through the proceeds of the crime and requested the Uttarakhand government to freeze these assets for distribution to affected depositors under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act.
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The two alleged masterminds were arrested in Mumbai and slated to be produced before the BUDS Act Court in Dehradun, while five other co-accused remain in judicial custody at Sudhowala Jail.
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More than one lakh investors across multiple districts in Uttarakhand were lured into investing in the unregulated deposit schemes.
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