Rs 155 cr scam 

 

The Crime Branch has issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Anshul Mishra, a key accused in the Rs 155 crore fraudulent billing and online gaming racket. Mishra, (40), a resident of Plot No 7, Ashwari Society, near Ganpati Nagar Bus Stop, Zingabai Takli, Mankapur, has been absconding since the arrest of five co-accused in the multi-crore scam. According to officials, the LOC is a preventive measure aimed to stop wanted accused from fleeing the country or re-entering if they are already abroad. The circular has been forwarded to the Immigration Department after intelligence suggested that Mishra is currently hiding in Europe.

 

He will be detained upon arrival in India. Mishra was allegedly operating under the guise of a business entity named “Balaji Enterprises,” which investigators say served as a front for channeling fraudulent transactions. The Crime Branch uncovered huge financial links between Mishra and Santosh alias Bunty Rampal Shahu, another key figure in the scam. On Saturday, police raided Mishra’s office, recovering bogus bills, fake company seals, and detailed transaction records.

 

Investigators believe Mishra fled the country shortly after learning that police were closing in on Bunty Shahu and his associates. So far, five persons have been arrested in the case: Santosh alias Bunty Rampal Shahu (52) and Jayesh Rampal Shahu (36); Brijkishore Ramvilas Maniyar (59) of Shankar Nagar; Rishi Hitesh Lakhani (21) of Shastri Nagar; Anand Vinod Harde (33) of Surya Nagar, Kalamna. The police are working to trace the entire network involved in the scam.