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Police successful Chamoli person arrested a cardinal accused successful the Himgiri Plantation fraud lawsuit aft 25 years, an serviceman said. Chamoli Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Panwar connected Monday (December 16, 2025) said, “Ravindra Mohan had been absconding since 2001. He was apprehended by the police's Special Operations Group (SOG) squad from Phata successful Rudraprayag district.”
The hunt for different main accused, Rakesh Mohan, is inactive on. According to Mr. Panwar, a ailment had been filed against Ravindra Mohan and his member Rakesh Mohan by a idiosyncratic named Shiv Prasad astatine the Gopeshwar Police Station successful 2001.
The complainant alleged that the 2 brothers had formed a company, Himgiri Plantation, successful 1993. They promised investors charismatic returns, including doubling their wealth successful a abbreviated span, which yet turned retired to beryllium a fraudulent scheme.
In 2001, some accused absconded aft defrauding the nationalist of lakhs of rupees. Based connected the complaint, a lawsuit was registered nether Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing transportation of property) of the Indian Penal Code.
Both the accused were subsequently declared fugitives, and non-bailable warrants were issued against them by the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Chamoli. The 2 remained astatine ample until a caller tip-off indicated that Ravindra Mohan was apt to be a backstage lawsuit successful his autochthonal area. Acting connected this information, the constabulary laid a trap and successfully arrested him.
Following his arrest, Ravindra Mohan was produced earlier the tribunal and sent to jail. Mr. Panwar mentioned that an progressive and vigorous run is underway to apprehend Rakesh Mohan.
