A case has been registered against an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and her husband for defrauding a doctor of more than Rs 64 lakh on the pretext of investment. Police station in-charge Rajesh Kumar Tripathi said that on the orders of the court, an FIR was registered in Gomti Nagar police station on Thursday.
Allegations against IFS officer Niharika Singh
In her complaint, Dr. Mridula Aggarwal alleged fraud of Rs 64,63,250 against Lucknow IFS officer Niharika Singh, her husband Ajit Gupta and companies associated with them.
Case registered under 420
An FIR has been registered under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code for the crime committed between February 2 and 29, 2020. According to the FIR, the people against whom the case has been registered include Ajit Gupta, his wife Niharika Singh, Ani Bullion Traders and I Vision India Credit Cooperative Society Limited.
got acquainted in the clinic
In his complaint, 54-year-old Dr Aggarwal, a resident of Gomti Nagar, said that he got acquainted with the couple in 2016 when he brought his daughter to their clinic for treatment.
Investment made on the pretext of higher returns
He claims that he convinced them to invest in his company Ani Bullion Traders by assuring them better returns compared to other investment options. Believing his claims, the doctor invested a total of Rs 51 lakh in Ani Bullion Traders through several checks in August 2016. Aggarwal alleged that an agreement was signed on stamp paper and post-dated checks were issued to him as proof of investment.
initial profit
Dr. Aggarwal said in his complaint that initially he got benefit. Dr. Aggarwal said, ‘I continued to receive my returns without any interruption till August 2018. However, after February 2019, I was told that my investment has been transferred to another company, I Vision India Credit Cooperative Society and my money is absolutely safe.