Metrovision scam: Police recover Rs 48 lakh from house at Amravati
| Date :25-Nov-2020 |
DCP Nurool Hasan and PI RP Nagar Bhimrao Khandale with
seized cash.
Staff Reporter :
After defrauding investors of crores of rupees, the fraudsters of Metrovision Buildcon Company have hidden the cash at various places. One such place has been traced by the police at Amravati. The cops have recovered Rs 48 lakh from the house of a person who is relative of prime accused Vijay Gurnule. Shockingly, the cash was recovered in the house after digging two-foot-deep pit. So far, the police have recovered Rs 1.03 crore cash from Gurnule and his accomplices.
A police official informed that Gurnule had given Rs 48 lakh to the relative on November 14 and Rs seven lakh to a person in Nagpur on November 13 to manage legal proceeding. The money was buried in a two-foot-deep pit so that no one could trace it, the police said. After arresting Gurnule (39), the police grilled him and he revealed various locations of the cash. A team of Rana Pratap Nagar police on Monday visited the place and recovered the cash. All bank accounts of the company Director Gurnule have been sealed. The police have also written to all banks and asked them to freeze all accounts related to Gurnule and Metrovision company. The cops are also taking help of software experts to unearth of transactions done through website and on-line banking.
The entire account of the company is being scrutinized through a Chartered Accountant. Apart from Gurnule, Gyaneshwar Bawne, Jeevan Das Anandrao Dandare (52), a resident of Anand Nagar; Ramesh Suraj Lal Bisen (38), a resident of Nildoh; Atul Yuvraj Meshram (29), a resident of Amar Nagar, Avinash Mahadevrao Mahadole (38), a resident of Hingna Road; Raju Nagorao Mohurle (48), a resident of Somalwada; Shrikant Keshav Nikure (24), a resident of Wanadongri and Devendra Bhimrao Gajbhiye (34), a resident of Bramhapuri have been arrested by the police. A police official said that Gurnule was opening a lucky draw every month at a three star hotel in Nagpur.
He was used to gift cars, bikes, computers, laptops, smart TVs, fridges, washing machines and expensive items to those who had invested in his schemes. This was the modus-operendi of the scamsters to attract more investors in the company. Vijay Gurnule and Devendra Gajbhiye's multi-level marketing fund was so popular that they managed to spread their network across the country. The company had defrauded more than 1,500 of investors by promising huge returns.
Recovery of Rs 50 lakh today? Sources informed the police have traced one more location from where the police are expecting to recover around Rs 50 lakh in cash.