Kolkata: The state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has unearthed a racket that has been duping people with the promise of providing loans for construction of homes.
The CID has arrested seven persons in this connection from various parts of the state.
The arrested persons are Paritosh Nandi alias Ripon of Satgachi, under Dum Dum police station area, Rajesh Sahoo from Bacharpara Road under Thakurpukur police station area, Mithun Mondal of Putkhali under Mahestala police station area in South 24-Parganas, Jagabandhu Pal of Dhaniakhali, Hooghly, Sukanta Mallick of Ultadanga, Arindam Bera under Junput Coastal Police station area in East Midnapore and Ram Kumar Das of Baranagar.
The arrested persons had also floated two companies for providing jobs as security guards and collected money from people which was never returned to them and neither any job was provided. They fled by cheating people with the false promise of providing loans or jobs.
A senior CID official said that a suo moto case had been initiated by the state investigating agency at Diamond Harbour Police Station under various Sections of IPC that includes 420 (forgery ) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).
Interestingly, the racketeers had floated eight companies in Kolkata and the districts in the state to run their fake business. The companies are — All India Liberty Foundation at Bonhoogly, Baranagar, Swapnaneer Abasan Pvt Ltd at Royd Street, Kolkata, Oxygen Insurance Pvt. Ltd at Ballygunge Place, Kolkata, Aspire Enterprise at Ballygunge Place, Kolkata, Gramin Bikash Unnayon Ltd, at New Barrackpore, North 24-Parganas, Peaguses Security Group, Ballygunge Place, Kolkata, and Skylink Security Services Pvt Ltd at two places Ballygunge Place, Kolkata and Hirapur in Joypur, Bankura.
The sleuths have also recovered several documents from the arrested persons who have been remanded to CID custody for 12 days.