New Delhi: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s son Abhishek Singh has been booked allegedly in connection with a chit fund scam, media reports stated.
A case has been filed against Abhishek Singh, a former MP and 19 others on the charge of cheating in connection with an alleged chit fund scam in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
Madhusudan Yadav, former BJP MP and Congress leader Naresh Dakaliya have also been charged in the case.
As per reports, Abhishek, Yadav and Dakaliya had allegedly acted as star campaigners for the company, which functioned in various districts of the state since 2008 before shutting its operations during the year 2016.
The campaigners did publicity for the company and convinced people to invest, according to the complaint.
Apart from them, 17 directors and core committee members of the Anmol India Company were booked Monday at Ambikapur City Kotwali police station on a complaint lodged by an investor-cum-agent Prem Sagar Gupta.