Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Hemp Association President Arrested for ₹2.16 Crore Fraud
Rohit Sharma, the head of an industrial hemp association, was arrested for tricking a company.
He promised to help them with a hemp project, including getting licenses and providing materials, but it was a scam.
He took the company's money and used it for himself and his businesses instead.
Police caught him at the airport after he was hiding.
He told the company he could get licenses from the government, but he never had any.
He was a proclaimed offender since October 2021.
Now he is in police custody for more questions.
Rohit Sharma, President of IIHA, arrested for fraud.
Sharma allegedly cheated a Delhi-based company of ₹2.16 crore.
The fraud involved promises of licenses, consultancy, and raw materials for a hemp project.
Sharma was declared a proclaimed offender in October 2021.
Sharma was arrested at IGI Airport, Delhi.
- Who
- Rohit Sharma, President of the Indian Industrial Hemp Association (IIHA)
- What
- Arrested for allegedly cheating a Delhi-based company out of ₹2.16 crore
- When
- Arrested on September 8, case registered in December 2021
- Where
- IGI Airport, Delhi
- Why
- Sharma promised licenses, consultancy, and raw materials for a hemp project but diverted funds.
- Suspect
- Rohit Sharma
- Accusation
- ₹2.16 crore industrial hemp investment scam
- Arresting Agency
- Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW)
- Location of Arrest
- IGI Airport, Delhi
- Date of Arrest
- September 8
- Previous Status
- Proclaimed offender since October 2021
- Victim
- Karan Bhatia, director of a food company
