Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Feb 2: A luxury car worth about Rs 50 lac that had been seized by the city police reportedly has been sold. The car is now reported missing. It had been taken into custody from Delhi-based persons accused in a cheating case, along with two other cars.
The senior officials, taking serious note of the incident, have asked the car to be produced forthwith.
Three persons from Kerala had set up their 'Eliya Construction and Builders Pvt Ltd' at Udane in Kadaba taluk. They had offered to double the investment and collected over ten crore rupees. After the investors complained to the police, the accused had fled from there and opened an office in the city.
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A lady from Shaktinagar here had invested Rs 4.5 lac in the company .When she came to know that she had been taken for a ride, she had filed complaint in narcotics and economic offences police station. The police who took up investigation, had taken into possession three cars, a BMW, a Porsche, and a Jaguar. The BMW car was with the city police commissioner while the Porsche is near the CCB office. The Jaguar has gone missing.
The incident came to light when the accused, who secured release from judicial custody, claimed their cars. It is said that the Jaguar car has been sold for lacs of rupees while an attempt to sell the Porsche was also on. Two officers who were involved with the incident have been transferred, it is said. It is also said that the officers had sought money to close the case and the accused had said that they do not have money and asked the officer to sell the car at which the Jaguar car was sold. The investigating officer who has been responsible for producing the car before the higher authorities, is said to be in a soup.
The police have been claiming that a search has been launched for the missing car.