PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun
Pauri police brought the chairman of the alleged fraudulent Loni Urban Multi State Credit and Thrift Cooperative Society Ltd (LUCC) company, Dinesh Singh alias DK from Barabanki jail in Uttar Pradesh to Dehradun on a Warrant B issued in connection with multiple cases filed in Garhwal region.
The court approved his remand in these cases, the Pauri senior superintendent of police, Lokeshwar Singh said. The SSP, who has been appointed as the supervisory officer to oversee all LUCC cases, said that investigating officers are collecting evidence and making efforts to arrest all accused linked with the LUCC fraud cases. In this context, the police team filed a Warrant B and brought Singh, who was lodged in Barabanki jail, to Dehradun to present him before the court. He said that the accused faces multiple cases in various parts of the State.
According to SSP, Dinesh reportedly served as chairman of LUCC and operated the fraudulent company in collaboration with previously arrested individuals including Uttam Singh Rajput, Shabab Hussain, Sameer Agarwal and Parikshit Parse. They established LUCC branches in several locations across Uttarakhand and other states. Dinesh reportedly confirmed that the primary accused Sameer Agarwal is currently in Dubai, the SSP said.
He further informed that the police are investigating the assets of the accused and plan to initiate the process of property seizure soon. The police team also intends to seek remand of other accused individuals currently lodged in Lalitpur jail in Uttar Pradesh, he added.
