Chit fund group flees after duping hundreds of people in South East Delhi

NEW DELHI: A chit fund group has duped hundreds of people in South East Delhi of their hard earned money over the last year or so. Investors in the chit-fund group named Friends Lucky Draw staged a protest outside the Govindpuri police station in South East Delhi after the members of the group absconded with their deposits. They demanded immediate action by the police after they registered an online FIR against the accused. The accused identified as Abdul Salam, a resident of Govindpuri lured people by promising them huge returns against the deposited fund for a period of 15 months. Several people were lured with the promise of a hefty amount to the winner of a 'Lucky Draw'. "One Abdul Salam,a resident of Navjeewan Camp, Govindpuri aged about 30 years, was running a chit fund group named Friends Lucky Draw. He along with his wife Pinki, brother Abdul Kalam, Fazluudin and other associates, had collected money from a large number of investors and escaped," RP Meena, DCP South East, said. (IANS)

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