Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Man cheats doctor couple of ₹73L, held

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Chennai: 

 
01.05.2018


Central crime branch (CCB) police on Monday arrested a 57-year-old white collar offender, for cheating a doctor couple by promising to getthem a ₹50croreloan,for which he collected ₹73 lakh as commission, along with signed blank cheques from them.

Panneerselvam, found to be involved in more than 12 cheating cases, was remanded in judicial custody.

Police said, Dr V Kamaraja, a resident of Alwarthirunagar, and his ophthalmologist wife approached Panneerselvam through an agent seeking a loan of ₹50 crore to develop their farm near Sivakasi. Panneerselvam collected the said commission in instalments of ₹13 lakh and two ₹30 lakhs.

The doctors filed a complaint after hedemanded another ₹7 lakhs.Preliminary inquiries revealed that Panneerselvam posed himself close to political power centres in Delhi tothreaten his victims against preferring police complaints.

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