The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has recently arrested two people who are accused of committing fraud of crores of rupees in the name of “Rashtriya Gramin Saksharta Mission (RGSM)”. The accused duped several vendors by promising to supply goods in the name of the government scheme.
The case was registered after a complaint by Captain Shivendra Singh Bakshi. He alleged that Anita Upadhyay and Karunakar alias Ratnakar Upadhyay deceived him into registering as a vendor for RGSM while he was unaware of the terms of the contract.
According to the police, the complainant was promised that he would get tenders for supplying school dresses for underprivileged students in various states. But when he supplied the uniforms, the accused refused to pay and grabbed the money. Not only this, Bakshi also gave about Rs 2 crore as commission in the name of getting the tender.
The investigation also revealed that Ratnakar Upadhyay had created a fake website named RGSM, while Anita had opened a bank account in the same name. Bank records confirmed that the transactions from the victim were made in this fake account. Ratnakar withdrew Rs 3.5 crore from this account and used it for personal expenses, and Anita also benefited financially from it.
Both have been arrested in two separate cases and police custody has also been granted by the court. The police have also seized two trucks loaded with 45,000 school uniforms worth around Rs 1.5 crore sent by the complainant.
It is worth noting that both the accused have been arrested earlier by the Chhattisgarh Police in similar fraud cases related to RGSM. Complaints in three more such cases have been filed with the EOW so far and their investigation is ongoing.
Ratnakar Upadhyay (40), an arts graduate, has several criminal cases registered against him in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi, including a rape case. Anita Upadhyay (35), a science graduate who is said to be the head of the alleged RGSM Trust, was also arrested earlier.
It is being said that both of them were unemployed and started committing such frauds to earn financial benefits.
