Delhi conman dupes many, cops file case

New Delhi: The police is probing into an alleged cheating and cheque bounce case against a serial offender, who has been on the run for the past few months.

The accused had allegedly targeted scores of people on the pretext of investment. His recent target was a city-based private firm employee who was duped to the tune of over Rs 32 lakh. The accused has been identified as Vijay Dandapani.

According to the complaint, Vijay introduced himself to the victims as an official liquidator for the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Delhi. He also claimed to be a practicing lawyer of the Supreme Court who handled international cases. Sameer was beguiled and invested Rs 37.42 lakh in instalments. However, he never received the promised return. Realising that he has been duped, Sameer visited the chamber in Supreme Court where he had allegedly met Vijay. But he was in for a shock when he learnt that there was nobody by that name. A harried Sameer then visited Vijay’s house in Mayur Vihar and found the address to be bogus. Upon checking his background, Sameer realised that Vijay is also wanted by the Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka police.

The accused had also cheated Naresh Kumar Kataria, a resident of Dwaraka, in a similar fashion. Police has registered both the cases and is probing in this connect.