Rajeev Dubey, the main accused in the massive fraud involving an 'Israeli machine' for rejuvenating the elderly in Kanpur, is now in police custody. He voluntarily approached the DCP's office, where he was interrogated by the police. When questioned by the media, Dubey insisted on his innocence, stating he would only discuss the details with the authorities.
He also accused the complainant, Renu Singh Chandel, of being a 'blackmailer,' claiming that this is a ploy for extortion. According to Dubey, he is being wrongfully implicated due to financial motives from the complainant and her associates. He refuted claims of stealing 35 crores, clarifying that only 40 lakh were actually transacted under the company's name.
Source: aajtak
Dubey argues, 'If I intended to defraud, I wouldn’t have used my own and my wife’s name. I would have forged documents under an alias. My visa expired a year and a half ago, so how could I be accused of planning to flee abroad?'
Reportedly, Dubey and his wife opened an office named 'Revival World' in Saket Nagar. The couple claimed to have imported a 25 crore machine from Israel purportedly offering 'oxygen therapy' to make the elderly feel youthful. The scam lured hundreds, resulting in an estimated 35 crores being fraudulently collected by Dubey from various individuals.
The fraudulent rejuvenation scheme came to light when Swarup Nagar resident, Renu Singh Chandel, filed a complaint of cheating against the accused on September 20 at Kidwai Nagar police station. The police, therefore, have been on the lookout for him. Today, Dubey presented himself at the Kanpur DCP office, after initial contact was made by the SIT.
DCP Ankita Sharma detailed, 'Rajeev Dubey is being interrogated. We have discovered six bank accounts, but none contain funds. All associated transactions are under scrutiny.'
Meanwhile, the in-charge at Kidwai Nagar police station stated that total transactions amounting to 76 lakh rupees have occurred over the years across the accused's accounts. Allegations suggest they swindled crores. Our team is investigating which accounts were used for transferring these funds. According to accused Rajeev Dubey, the allegations against him are baseless and no such embezzlement of 35 crores occurred.
