Jagran Correspondent, Barabanki: Police have registered a case against five individuals, including a couple, for allegedly defrauding the father of an IPS officer of Rs 2.27 crore. The victim, Radha Kant Shukla, a resident of Mayur Vihar Colony, Kotwali Nagar, is the father of an IPS officer currently posted as a DCP in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal.
According to the complaint, the accused took the money under the guise of selling land to the victim, but instead sold the property to someone else and invested the money in Dubai. After two years of effort by the victim to recover the money, the accused refunded Rs 1.05 crore but refused to clear the remaining balance.
How The Incident Occurred?
According to the victim, he paid a total of Rs 2.27 crore over a period of about six years till 2024 to purchase a land located in Mayur Vihar Colony. The money was given to a youth named Vishal, along with Nivedh Pratap Singh (alias Golu), Nivedh's mother Bhavna Rani, and his wife Shubhi Singh, through Vivek Gupta, a resident of Mayur Vihar Colony, Oberi. To arrange the money for the land, the victim had to sell the gold in his house, the current market value of which is now two and a half times higher.
Instead of handing over the property, the accused made excuses and sold the land to someone else at a higher price. After a lot of effort, the victim managed to get back Rs 1.05 crore. The accused also issued two cheques for the remaining amount, which bounced due to a lack of funds in the account.
Speaking to Jagran.com, City Police Officer Sudhir Kumar Singh said that a case has been registered and strict action is being taken.
The Dubai Link
According to the victim, after much effort, Nived Pratap Singh summoned his business partner, Vishal, from Dubai to the Mayur Hotel on April 7, 2026, to introduce them. Taking the side of the co-accused, Vishal assured the victim that he would withdraw the money from their business and return it within 15 days. However, he never did.
Following this meeting, the accused stopped communicating with the victim. The accused invested the victim's money in Dubai through Vishal, while Nivedh used some of the money to buy jewellery for his wife, Shubhi Singh.
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Plan To Flee To Dubai
Radha Kant further stated that Nivedh, along with his wife and mother, are preparing to relocate to Dubai with Vivek Gupta and his family. According to the victim, arrangements are currently underway in Dubai to facilitate this move.
The victim has demanded that the passports of the accused be confiscated by the authorities.
(With Inputs From Jagran.com/Nirankar Jaiswal)