Last month, in the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, a cheerful family fell into the snares of a loan app spreading across the market, leading to their tragic end. The family included an eight-year-old son, a three-year-old daughter, and their parents. A small mistake weighed so heavily on them that they resorted to mass suicide. The children were poisoned, and the husband and wife hanged themselves.
The head of the household had made significant efforts to escape the predicament, but when no way out was visible, they decided to end their lives. Before dying, they left behind a four-page suicide note. This incident occurred on the night of July 12 in Bhopal's Ratibad. The SIT, formed to investigate the collective suicide of the Vishwakarma family, has made a major revelation. The police have arrested five accused.
In fact, the government formed an SIT to investigate the mass suicide case. During the investigation, the SIT discovered that Rs 95,000 had been transferred from the deceased Bhupendra’s account to a private bank account in Bhopal. This provided the first clue to the police. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that this was the current account of a firm named Amayra Traders in Bhopal. The account holder was identified as a person named Sharik Beg, who had opened the account with Arshad Beg.
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Sharik Beg and Arshad had opened the account on the instructions of a man named Ubase Khan, who worked to open accounts through a party and hand them over to fraudsters. Furthermore, the police arrested a man named Shaji from Rajasthan, who was originally from Bhopal. Additionally, the SIT also arrested a private bank employee, Farhan, who had wrongfully opened the current account for Amayra Traders.
Millions Traded in Accused's Accounts
According to the police, the account of Amayra Traders, where Bhupendra transferred money, saw millions in transactions. The accused's bank accounts also received a commission transfer of Rs 180,000. Linking all these connections, the police reached the accused; however, the individual who distributed the commission to the accused remains at large.
The SIT found that the recovery calls received by the deceased Bhupendra originated from various cities across the country and even from Pakistan. However, it's possible these calls were made using international calling cards.
