Ludhiana : An FIR has been lodged against former Congress MLA Pritam Singh Kotbhai in Punjab. Former Congress MLA Kotbhai has been accused of duping Pearl Group Chairman Nirmal Singh Bhangu. A case has been registered against six, including former Congress MLA Pritam Singh Kotbhai, for allegedly duping Pearl Group chairman Nirmal Singh Bhangu, the main accused in the multi-crore chit fund scam, reports news agency Bhasha. .

Police arrested three, three absconding Three persons Jeevan Singh, Dharamveer Singh and Dalip Singh Tripathi have been arrested in connection with this, while three people including Congress MLA Pritam Singh Kotbhai are absconding. It is said that Pritam Singh Kotbhai had contested elections on a Congress ticket from Bhucho Mandi area of ​​Punjab and has already filed a case against him in the chit fund case.

Bhangu’s nephew lodged a complaint with the policeCommissioner of Police Mandeep Singh Sidhu told that Pearl Group chief Nirmal On the complaint of Shinder Singh, nephew of Singh Bhangu, a case of cheating has been registered against former Congress MLA Pritam Singh Kotbhai. Shinder Singh has said in his complaint to the police that former MLA Pritam Singh Kotbhai met his uncle Nirmala Singh Bhangu, who was sent from Tihar Jail to Bathinda Jail a few months back. The complainant said that Kotbhai had told Bhangu that he had considerable influence in the government and that if he paid him Rs 5 crore, he could get him released from jail.

release from jail 5 crore rupees cheated in the name of It was agreed to give Rs 3.5 crore as advance and Rs 1.5 crore after coming out of jail. Bhangu told this to his nephew Shinder Singh, who borrowed Rs 3.5 crore on interest from a person named Gurdhari Lal and deposited this amount in the accounts of various companies as per the instructions of Pritam Singh Kotbhai.

191322620191322620Kotbhai got money deposited in the accounts of fake companiesPolice said that after depositing the money in the accounts of the companies, Nirmal Singh Bhangu’s nephew Shinder Singh came to know that the companies in which he had deposited the money, They are all fake. After that a case has been registered against Pritam Singh Kotbhai and five others under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. Chit fund company Pearl Group had allegedly cheated many people in various parts of the country including Punjab by illegally operating various investment schemes.