Nagpur. A new twist has come in the case of collecting ransom of Rs 30 lakh in the name of getting the trader caught in the smuggling of rotten betel nut out of jail. Police has come to know in the investigation that the ransom money was sent to Surat through hawala. The money came back to Nagpur through different traders. In this case, the role of the officers and employees of the Tehsil police station is also being said to be suspicious.
It is said that some policemen were also associated with the ransom. All the conversations were being done through him. In this case 4 accused have been arrested. The arrested accused include Ashok Vajani, resident of Chandralok Building, Santosh Mandhani, resident of Chalisgaon, Hawala businessman Naresh Parmar and Ratan Rana. In the case of smuggling rotten betel nut, the police took action against Anoop Nagaria. To protect himself, Anoop introduced fake bills of conduct. After this, the Lakadganj police arrested Anoop Nagaria by registering a case of fraud.
liquor smuggler turned broker
Manoj Vajani and Ashok Vajani, the operators of Vasan Wine Shop, which are counted among the big liquor smugglers of the city, played the role of pimps in this episode. The police suspect that both are the master minds of the whole episode. Manoj and Ashok threatened Anoop’s brother Anil Nagaria by calling him. He was told that now there is no hope of Anoop coming out of jail. He has a good reputation in the court and in the police department. It will take 60 lakh rupees to get bail for Anoop. Saurabh Keswani along with Vajani brothers also threatened Anil. Anil agreed to give 30 lakh rupees to the Vajani brothers to free his brother from jail. He was called in front of Vasan Wine Shop with money. Naresh and Ratan took the money from them and left.
First transaction from Surat
The accused are very smart. Without taking the money directly, the accused worked through hawala. The money was taken from Anil through hawala traders Naresh and Ratan. Later, a hawala trader named Brijesh of Surat paid the amount in the name of Santosh Mandhani of Chalisgaon. Mandhani sent money in his name to Nagpur. It is said that the accused had already deducted Rs 5 lakh. 25 lakh rupees were transferred from here to there. The Vajani brothers have a good hold in the police department. Both have been working for a long time to supply goods in the liquor ban districts. Cases have also been registered against them. If the call details of different numbers of both are searched, then many policemen can come in the dive.