RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, Oct 17: Organised under the aegis of of Jan Andolan Sangharsh Nyay Morcha Sahara investors and Sahara agents under the leadership of senior leader of the State Congress Committee, Alok Kumar Dubey, registered two FIRs against Sahara India for duping more than Rs 1.5 crore from poor and middle class families of Jharkhand in the name of profitable investment.
One FIR was registered at Kotwali police station while another FIR was registered at Sadar police station. With this number of FIRs against Sahara India in Jharkhand capital rose to three from one. Earlier one FIR was registered at Doranda police station two days ago.
FIR suggests that money was invested in three cooperative societies and companies of Sahara India in Ranchi, which include Sahara Credit Cooperative Society Ltd, Sahara India Credit Co-operative Society Ltd, Sahara Multi Purpose Society Ltd and Sahara Q Shop Company.
The FIR alleges that even after reaching Rs 11.5 crore as maturity amount payment is not being made for many years. Those named in the FIR included Ganesh Sahu, regional manager Dinesh Kumar, Ranjan Kumar Singh and Satish Chandra Singh.
The protesting investor Shafnat Naaz was crying bitterly. She had deposited more than Rs 20 lakh. Munni Devi, who cried continuously while narrating her agony, said that after cutting food expenses of herself and her children, she deposited Rs 25 lakh in Sahara but now running from pillar to post to get the maturity amount.
Ranchi District President of Jan Andolan Sangharsh Nyay Morcha, Santosh Kumar, said that when they go to Saharashree office to ask for our money, the officers present there threaten us of dire consequences in case of our any attempt to recover the amount.
