(MOREPIC1) Face2News/New Delhi
Present case was registered on the complaint of Sh. Manoj Kumar. Complainant. Sh. Manoj Kumar reported that he is doing a Business of Readymade Garments in Gandhi Nagar Market. In Sept. 2019, Raman Kumar who is working as commission agent from 18/20 years in Gandhi Nagar alongwith Shiva Kumar (Prop. of Sri Kamachi Trader), Santhil Kumar (Prop. of Jai Hanuman Trading & Co.) Ravi Chetty, Venkatesh and Ramji approached him in his shop for purchasing Readymade Garments.
They requested to lend stocks of readymade garments for which the payments will be made within 60/90 days from its delivery. Believing them to be true, he accepted their order and delivered the goods accordingly. Initially they issued cheques (PDCs) from their firms i.e. Kamachi Traders and Jai Hanuman Trading & Co.(SUBHEAD)
Initially the cheques (PDCs) were cleared but later on, the cheques given were dishonoured. On visiting their offices, offices were found locked. Their whereabouts were not known from the owner of the premises. Thus, after enquiry, prima facie cognizable offences u/s 420/406/120B IPC were revealed and as such the present case was registered. So far approximately 48 complaints have been received which consist cheated amount of Rs. 13.77 Crore.
After preliminary enquiry a case vides Case FIR NO. 77/20 Dt. 5/8/2020 U/s 420/406/120B IPC was registered at PS EOW New Delhi and investigation was taken up. During investigation, earlier two accused persons Raman Murgan & Sunder Rajan were arrested in 2020, but another accused persons i.e Ravi Peya Chetty, T. Venketasan, Venkatraman were at large & absconding to evade the process of law
MODUS OPERANDI: Mr. Ravi Kumar Singh, IPS, DCP-I, EOW, said, one accused Venkatraman used to work as an agent in Gandhi Nagar Market, New Delhi for the last 20-22 years. He acquainted the accused Ravi Peya Chetty, T. Venkatsan & Shiva to trader/shopkeepars & told that they are big traders of South India. They also formed two firms Kamachi Traders and Jai Hanuman Trading & shown the traders as “South Indian Gaddi’. The procured garments of Rs. 14 Crores Approximately on credit basis for period of 60/90 days & gave PDC cheques, which were bounced later on. Then they vanished from the market & misappropriated the garments worth Rs. 14 Crores.
A team comprising of Insp. Naveen Dahiya, ASI Tahar Singh, ASI Biresh, HC Kuldeep, HC Anuj & HC Manoj under the supervision of Sh Virender Kadyan, ACP/SEC-I/EOW and over all supervision of Sh Ravi Kumar Singh/DCP/EOW was constituted. On 22.08.2022, accused persons Ravi Peya Chetty, T. Venkatesan and Venkatraman were arrested from Karkardooma.
KNOW THE ACCUSED: Accused Persons used to sell garments on Pheri in Krishna Giri District of Tamil Nadu. They were in dire need of money for their personal expenses. They planned together to dupe the traders of Gandhi Nagar Market & contacted their acquaintance Venkatraman to get presumed themselves as Big traders of South India. Further investigation of the case is in progress.
