More complaints filed against Aneja Group

PUNE, June 29: Two more retired military officers today recorded statements with the crime branch sleuths alleging that they were duped by the officials of Aneja Group, a company with its headquarters in Hyderabad, in the name of fixed deposits.

In his statement, Lt. Col. (retd) V G Naik of Salunke Vihar in Kondhawa has alleged that he was duped to the tune of Rs 25,000. According to the statement, the company officials gave some post dated cheques to Lt. Col. (retd) Naik when he invested the money in 1997. However, it added, the cheques issued by the officials of the Aneja Group were later dishonoured.

The statement recorded by Col. (Retd) S G Sakhare of Salunke Vihar alleged that he was duped to the tune of Rs of Rs 2.20 lakh. According to the statement, Sakhare had invested the money in six separate fixed deposit accounts since 1997.

The police have begun a probe into the dealings of the Aneja Group since Saturday, after Col. (retd) Anand Kumar Saxena lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at the Cantonment Police Station accusing the company officials of duping him to the tune of Rs 1,20,300 in the name of fixed deposits.