Chit fund: Head constable's wife booked for cheating

CHANDIGARH: Police booked head constable's wife for duping a woman of Rs 2.25 lakh on pretext of investing in a local chit fund. The complainant also alleged that constable and his son were also involved in the fraud and being UT police employee, cops have been favouring him.
According to police, Sudesh, a resident of New Police line, Sector 26, alleged that Anup Kaur, her husband Om Parkash, who works as a head constable in UT police, her son Arjan, and area residents Preeti Jaiswal and her husband J B Jaiswal, had duped her by offering promises of high profit by investing in the chit fund. She alleged that around 20 people were made members of the committee by the accused and they paid huge amounts. The complainant had started contributing monthly amounts as demanded by the accused woman and had paid a sum of Rs 2.25 lakh till December 2016.

She alleged that the collected money was given to Preeti Jaiswal and J B Jaiswal for opening a boutique in Phase 10, Mohali, and also a shop in Manimajra. Later, Anup allegedly stopped taking instalments, after which the complainant requested her to return her money. Initially, Anup promised her to return the money but later she straightway refused to return any money.

Later, Sudesh made a complaint at SSP public window. After verifying the facts, Sector 26 police registered a case of cheating against Anup and started investigation. No arrest has been made in the case so far.