Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: Bicholim police today have arrested Priya Yadav from Kolhapur for allegedly scamming locals with false job promises.
As per police complaint accused persons Priya Ajay Yadav and Rohan Rajendra Venji with their common intension cheated and duped the complainant and others for Rs. 20,70,000/- on pretext of giving job in railways.
In this connection Bicholim Police Station Crime No. 81/2024, U/S 420 r/w 34 IPC stands was registered.
During the course of the investigation, it revealed that accused Priya Yadav mortgaged gold ornaments of the locals/victims and availed gold loan. Further the Gold ornaments weighing about 116 approximate Worth Rs. 09 lakhs grams were attached in crime for further investigation.
Investigation revealed that accused lady Mrs.Priya Yadav had duped many residents of Bicholim for tune for more then Rs 1 Crore on pretext of giving job/shops in Railways. Investigation also revealed that accused lady didn’t had any personal bank accounts nor any personal vehicle registered in her name.
The accused lady upon registration of the crime, remained absconded and till date was untraceable.
Further Bicholim Police Station formed consisting of PSI Vikesh Hadfadkar, PC Vishal Parab and LPC Smita Popkar was deputed to proceed for investigation in Maharashtra and by using technical surveillance and intelligence accused lady Priya Ajay Yadav was traced at Phulewadi Kolhapur Maharashtra where she was hiding for almost two months and brought at this police station and placed under arrest in this crime.
