SHILLONG: Acting on a tip off about a ponzi business being operated from a city hotel in Police Bazar, a team from the Special Cell, SP’s Office and Sadar police station raided the hotel and arrested two persons on Tuesday.
SP (City) Vivek Syiem informed that police arrested Sajal Dey from West Bengal and Sudipta Das of Jail Road, Shillong, for illegally running a multi level marketing scheme namely ‘Wedding Collection’ for supposedly subscribing to ‘products’ which the firm will sell.
According to Syiem, the firm has no documents to support its business activity and the product offered is fictitious in nature which is only a deposit scheme with the intention to cheat customers after amassing certain amount of money.
Police seized 160 filled and 190 unfilled forms, one register describing the scheme and cash Rs.43,000 which had already been collected for subscription to the firm.
He said that the firm used the domain name www.weddingbazar.co.in which does not exist.
Police also picked up two more persons – Nupur Deb of Polo and Malaika Baidya of Pynthorumkhrah – for interrogation.
A case of cheating is being taken up by Sadar police station for a thorough investigation.
Police also appealed the public not to fall into the gimmicks of such dubious business entities and report any such activity to the nearest police station.
