Dehradun/Kanpur. Bluechip Group founder Ravindra Nath Soni, who was wanted in an investment scam worth crores of rupees in Dubai, has finally been caught by the police. That too when he just came out to the door to take a food delivery order. UP Police has revealed the entire operation regarding his arrest, in which Soni’s entire modus operandi (method of committing the crime) has also come to light. Let us know about it..
Smart fraudster trapped by digital trail
According to Kanpur ADCP Anjali Vishwakarma, the team was tracking Soni’s digital activities for several weeks. Complaints were received about him from many countries including Dubai, America, Malaysia, but he used to escape by constantly changing the location. Police tracked the location history of his mobile, email-IDs registered under fake names and most importantly, the address saved on a food delivery app. After this the team set up surveillance in Dehradun. As soon as he came out to take the order, the team caught him.
How did Soni do the scandal?
He used to attract investment by showing the dream of double the money. Sales executives of Sony and its company Blue Chip first contacted the target families. They promised to double the amount in 36 to 46 months and used to launch several schemes simultaneously in India and Dubai. Used to create the image of a finance expert by holding meetings. The FIR of Delhi resident Abdul Karim also reveals the same model. Even before that, he got Rs 9 lakh invested, then by telling him about a new scheme, he got Rs 32 lakh more invested. It was revealed in the complaints that after the investment he stopped picking up calls. Postponing meetings, repeating assurance scripts like your money is safe was his fixed pattern.
digital disappearance method
When investors put too much pressure, he would close the website. Apart from this, he would delete social media pages, switch off the company’s numbers and change its location. The same pattern was seen in the case of Abdul Karim’s family also. The company’s website, numbers, everything suddenly disappeared.
Multiple shell companies in India and abroad
Police investigation revealed that there were 3 companies in India, 12 subsidiary companies under the Blue Chip Group, money was disappearing through horizontal movement in many accounts, partners and agents were also involved at the field level. Of these, the police has frozen about Rs 80 lakh.
Arrested earlier also, still continued fraud
Soni was caught in a fraud case by Aligarh Police in 2017. After coming out of jail, he started targeting investors in Dubai. According to a UAE report, he had collected $17 million (more than Rs 140 crore) from only 90 people.
How did its smart system to avoid detection break down?
According to the police, Soni made a big mistake. He had registered his real address in the food delivery app. Despite frequent changes in location, it was a permanent digital clue that led the police to his doorstep. The court rejected his bail application and now the investigation has reached the international level. Police are also investigating how he fled from Dubai to India. Were any illegal methods used?
