Police busts pan-India CSR-fund fraud; Rs 69 lakh seized, one held

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has busted a pan-India cheating racket that allegedly duped the chief operating officer of a central Delhi-based company of Rs 69 lakh on the pretext of high returns from a corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund investment, officials said on Friday.

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One accused, identified as Jitender Pandey (32), a resident of Mumbai’s Meera Road, was caught from Ahmedabad after sustained operations over 15 days, police said.

Pandey is also linked to other cases, including one in Mumbai where a doctor was cheated of Rs 3 crore. His role in the racket was to transport cash for the mastermind, Monish Badani, for which he received a share of Rs 8.7 lakh, officials said.