Balasore: Around 50 women of Sajanagad village under Nilagiri police limits in Balasore district have alleged of being bungled by a fraudulent company.
In a written complaint, the victims alleged of being cheated of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of providing low-interest loans and high returns.
As per the allegations levelled by the duped depositors, a ponzi firm had opened an office in Sajanagad area and collected Rs 5,000 each from around 50 local women on promise of providing them low-interest loans worth Rs 2 lakh each in October last year.
However, there was no sight of the officials after collecting money from them. When the women went to check on the firm in the given address, they found the officials had shut the office and had fled.
Failing to get loans even after seven months of making deposits, a group of the women lodged a written complaint with the local police in this connection.
Sumti Das, a duped depositor from Sergarh, said that one Sushant Pradhan and his team assured to avail them loans of Rs 2 lakh and in return took Rs 5,000 from each depositor in October 2018.
“But every time we went to get the loan, they gave us excuses for delaying our payment. When we came to the office Monday, we found it closed. Since, we have been duped, we seek government’s assistance so that we can get our deposits back,” she said.
PNN
