The owner of Richie Travels, situated in Delta Chamber across from the bus terminal, was duped of Rs 5.54 crore.
The owner of Richie Travels, situated in Delta Chamber across from the bus terminal, was duped of Rs 5.54 crore. A fraud case has been filed in this matter at Police Station 7 against alleged Rajya Sabha member Mohit Gogia and his accomplice Bharat Chhabra.
It is claimed that Mohit Gogia, posing as a member of the Rajya Sabha, frauded the owner of Richie Travels out of 5.54 cr by making a false promise to pay off a loan on his bank account. Nothing has been done so far with regard to this matter, and no arrests have yet been made.
In addition, Mohit Gogia is already being investigated in a separate fraud case in which he was previously arrested by the police in Chandigarh.
According to Satpal Multani, a resident of Jaswant Nagar, who filed a report with the police, an individual by the name of Sukhwinder Singh obtained a fraudulent loan from Punjab & Sind Bank secured against Multani’s property without his knowledge and consent. When Multani discovered the fraud, he filed a complaint against Singh at the Nai Baradari Police Station after consulting with a lawyer about how to proceed with his case.
It is claimed that in 2020, he traveled to Delhi to complete an OTS (One Time Settlement). He met his friend Bhandari, who invited him to Mohit Gogia’s office on North Avenue in West Patel Nagar (New Delhi).
Upon arriving at the office, Mohit Gogia identified himself as a Rajya Sabha member, whereas Bharat Chhabra, a resident of Phase-1, New Palan Vihar, Gurugram, who was seated alongside him, introduced himself as a senior officer of Punjab and Sindh Bank.
Upon hearing everything, both assured him they would resolve the fraudulent loan of Rs 5.50 crore by mortgaging the property, leading him to transfer Rs 5.54 crore to the bank accounts of Mohit Gogia and Bharat Chhabra on various dates.
Multani mentioned that after a while, they provided him with some documents and promised that his work was progressing, but after a significant period, he went to the bank on his own and found out the documents were counterfeit.
During his visit to Delhi, he spoke with Mohit Gogia and Bharat Chhabra, who continued to delay. However, after applying some pressure, he was provided with cheques for the specified amount, which subsequently bounced.
The victim claims that two additional checks were written afterward, but they bounced three times because the bank account had insufficient funds.
The Jalandhar Police eventually received a complaint regarding the incident. Following an investigation, they have filed a case against both Mohit Gogia and Bharat Chhabra at Police Station 7, citing Sections 406 and 420, however, no arrests have yet been made.
