Archive · 21 May 2025
Kolkata Woman, Daughter Arrested for Rs 123 Crore Chit Fund Scam
A woman and her daughter were arrested in Kolkata for allegedly running a fake investment scheme that scammed people out of a lot of money.
They promised high returns to attract investors, but the scheme was illegal.
They took money from thousands of people in India and Bangladesh.
They used the money for themselves and sent some of it to secret accounts in other countries.
The company stopped paying investors after just a year.
Now, the police are trying to find out how much money was stolen and where it went.
They used social media and meetings to convince people to invest.
A woman and her daughter were arrested in Kolkata for a Rs 123 crore chit fund scam.
The scam allegedly defrauded about 34,000 investors from multiple Indian states and Bangladesh.
Funds were reportedly transferred to undisclosed accounts in Bangladesh and China.
The accused offered high monthly interest rates and commissions to attract investors.
The fraudulent company ceased operations in 2024 after only a year of activity.
- Who
- Dwipika Bhanjo and her daughter Tandra Bhanjo.
- What
- Alleged involvement in a Rs 123 crore chit fund scam.
- When
- Arrests were made on Wednesday; the company's illegal activities began in 2023 and ceased in 2024.
- Where
- Kolkata, India and multiple locations including West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Chhattisgarh, and Bangladesh.
- Why
- They were arrested for their alleged involvement in a chit fund scam, duping investors.
- Accused
- Dwipika Bhanjo and Tandra Bhanjo
- Victims
- Approximately 34,000 investors
- Amount defrauded
- Rs 123 crore
- Locations
- India, Bangladesh
- Arrest Location
- Kolkata
- Company operations began
- 2023
- Company operations ceased
- 2024