Seven cheat 640 of ₹2 crore with lure of lucrative returns

Rajkot: At least 640 people were cheated of Rs 1.95 crore by seven persons who lured them with two schemes promising lucrative returns.
A complaint in this regard was lodged with the A-division police station by one of the victims Kamlesh Bhatti, a resident of Navyugpara area of the city.
He named Asma Kasmani, her brother Razak, brother Sahid, Ranjan Rathod, her brother Vikram, Bhupat Vagher and Ketan Bhatti in the complaint.
Police said Asma and her friend Devi alias Harsha Rathod had started a scheme in partnership in 2019 by promising Rs 20 lakh to members on an investment of Rs 1 lakh after a period of 20 months.
They named the scheme Star Group Inami Dhamaka and made 140 members.
On March 18, 2021, they launched another scheme inviting people to pay Rs 3,600 per month with a promise of giving them Rs 1 lakh after 40 instalments.
Meanwhile, on June 1, Devi committed suicide for some reason. Her mother Ranjan, brother Vikram, sister’s husband Bhupat, Razak, Sahid and Ketan, allegedly distributed the collected sum among themselves and purchased properties instead of returning it to the investors.