SHILLONG: The police crime records are replete with cheating cases worth crores of rupees and the affected victims are mostly women.
A woman identified as Ginna Sangma of Dakopgre, Tura, West Garo Hills lodged a complaint at Tura police station that one Frank Alex informed her through Facebook, that he will send her valuable parcel and asked her to deposit money in the given account numbers. In this connection, the complainant deposited Rs. 2,29,500- in four different accounts on January 3, 2014, Jan. 10 March 31, April 23, and May 25, However, till date she did not receive the parcel.
Another woman Lalnamiglaki Mami Rynjah lodged a complaint at Laitumkhrah police station that since the month of March 2014, one Eric Dini of UK and one Da Ali Welson of Malki, Shillong promised her niece through Facebook to start a business with her in India and asked her to deposit Rs. 20 lakh.
Later, she deposited Rs. 12,97,000 in different accounts and till date she did not receive any response from them.
In another cheating case, a woman identified as Anita Langstieh lodged a complaint at Madanrting police station that in the month of February 2013, one Oral Syngkli @ Alan of Patharkhmah in Ri Bhoi took Rs. 45 lakh from her to purchase a JCB. However, till date he did not purchase the JCB and is absconding.
Moreover, one Pynshailang Ropmai lodged a complaint at Mawsynram police station that on June 19, one Flaming Niangmih, Proprietor of M/s Niangmih Enterprise absconded with the salary of the employees of the Enterprise, amounting to Rs 6 lakh.
One Kurana Sidhu Ghosh lodged a complaint at Shillong Sadar police station that one Anjan Chakraborty, Inspector of Police (CID), Shillong, introduced him to one Gopinath Das, Chairman, Global Engineering Development Corporation, Kolkata, who promised him to sanction a loan of Rs. 1 crore at the rate of 14 percent interest per annum. On February 27, 2014, an MoU was signed by both the parties and an amount of Rs. 19,50,000- was paid by the complainant as processing fees.
During the month of March / April 2014, the Company issued two cheques of Rs. 50 lakh through Central Bank of India, Park Street, Kolkata, in the name of the complainant. However, both the cheques bounced.
