Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought the remand of Sanjay Rai Sherpuriya against whom it had lodged a case of money laundering based on an FIR by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF) in Lucknow. UP STF had arrested Sherpuriya on April 26 from Vibhutikhand.
In the ED probe, it came to fore that Sherpuriya, who is currently lodged at Lucknow jail, had duped several innocent people to the tune of Rs 14.04 crore by promising them work through government contracts.
He used to flaunt his contacts with several union cabinet ministers and take money.
ED said that precise allegations in that case are that for the last several years, the accused used different names and different companies to fraudulently extort money from several people.
It is alleged that the accused had earlier served as the director of several companies, including Kanda Energy and Chemical Limited.
“It is alleged that the accused has made many IDs with different names and incorporated different companies wherein he made his trusted persons as directors/dummy directors. By posting his photograph with the Prime Minister of India and other union cabinet ministers on Facebook/Twitter, he deceived many persons,” said ED.
It is alleged that the accused also registered one private company by the name Youth Rural Entrepreneur Foundation. He collected money by promoting himself to be associated with that company on social media.
The accused also allegedly cheated one Mohit Singh, MD of Shipra Limited, for Rs 1 crore.
Similarly, the accused allegedly cheated one Naveen Kumar Malhotra, and Sunil Chand Goyal.
ED had given the details of proceeds of crime generated and allegedly laundered by the accused to be Rs 14.51 crore. The court took cognizance of the charge sheet and deferred the next hearing to August 19, when the demand for Sherpuriya’s remand will also be taken up.
