Senior citizens cheated of ₹5.08 lakh in the name of religious tour in Mahisagar

According to a Sandesh report, a major scam in the name of a religious tour has come to light in Mahisagar district, in which ₹5.08 lakh has been extorted from 121 senior citizens. A person made around 121 senior citizens of the district his target by alluring them to take them on a religious pilgrimage.

The person who perpetrated this scam collected a hefty amount of about ₹4,200 per person from the senior citizens as travel expenses. Just at the time when this pilgrimage was about to start, the main organizer fled with the cash.

After extorting the money, the accused turned off his phones and went underground, due to which a total amount of ₹5.08 lakh got stuck. Aggrieved by this incident, all the elderly victims gathered and reached the Lunawada police station and submitted a written application.

The elderly who reached the police station expressed their anguish and strongly demanded strict legal action against the accused and to get their money back. The Lunawada police has taken this application of the senior citizens very seriously.

Police have initiated intensive investigation through means including technical surveillance to trace the absconding accused and recover the money lost in the fraud.