Former cop arrested for cheating

NEW DELHI: The crime branch of Delhi Police has arrested a 51-year-old man for allegedly duping more than a hundred people to the tune of crores.

NEW DELHI: The crime branch of Delhi Police has arrested a 51-year-old man for allegedly duping more than a hundred people to the tune of crores.

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The accused, Manjeet Sangwan, who had been absconding since 2011, had opened a company making clothes in the name of Criston Dior Shoppe. After he opened several outlets of the brand across the country, the original company, Christian Dior, filed a suit against Sagwan and he was arrested. The fake brand too was shut down.

After he came out of jail, Sangwan planned to start a second company and reportedly took crores of rupees from investors, showing them his earnings from his previous company and promising them huge returns,

The arrest was made after the police received an information about Sangwan being present at his rented flat in DLF, NewTown Heights, Gurgaon. Acting on the tip-off, a team was sent to his residence for a raid, from where he was arrested.

During questioning, Sangwan disclosed that he had served as a constable (driver) with the Delhi Police.

“He was born at his village in 1965 and his father was martyred in the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965. He joined Delhi Police as a constable(driver) in 1989 but quit his job in 1996. In 2008, he started a business of readymade garments and floated his own brand under the name of Criston Dior Shoppe. He opened several new outlets of his brand in various cities,” joint commissioner of police, crime, Ravindra Yadav said.

“In 2010, the French company filed a case of cheating and copyright violation against Sangwan and he was nabbed. After coming out of jail, he was elected as sarpanch of his village and evaded court hearings,” Yadav said.

In the same year, he convinced several investors to invest in his brand and he cheated them to the tune of crores. A case was then filed against him in the economic offences wing. “He has been arrested and concerned police stations have been informed about his arrest,” Yadav said.