Cops to chargesheet 11 new accused in Wasankar scam

• Third supplementary chargesheet running into 37,000 pages to be filed today 
• Prominent beneficiaries including city bizmen, professionals named as accused 
• 660 gullible investors awaiting outcome of case 

By Dheeraj Fartode 

In another big blow to Wasankar and his beneficiaries, the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of Nagpur Police will file a third supplementary chargesheet running into a whopping 37,000 pages in multi-crore Wasankar scam on Tuesday. Total number of accused will rise to 30 after filing of this supplementary chargesheet which reportedly points out involvement of 19 additional accused including city businessmen, a Chartered Accountant and employees of Wasankar Wealth Management Ltd. 

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and Investigation Officer of the case Nilesh Raut told The Hitavada that the chargesheet include transaction details of the accused and their involvement in the financial crime. “It would be the big blow to the Wasankar and beneficiaries in the case,” said ACP Raut while refusing to reveal further details. 

Another senior officer informed that the police have enough documentary evidence to prove involvement of the accused in the mulitcrore Wasankar scam. Along with Wasankar, the beneficiaries have also amassed huge wealth by duping gullible investors, sources said. The chargesheet includes complaints of new 187 duped investors who mustered courage to record their complaints and submit evidence. 

So far, the EoW has received complaints of 660 investors and principal amount in the case has reached upto Rs 94 crore. Wasankar had promised to return them Rs 176 crores by offering mind-boggling returns and interest. The police have recovered Rs 17 crore cash and seized properties worth Rs 13 crore. It means the investigation machinery have recovered only Rs 30 crore so far.  The cops have recovered Rs 2.5 crore from a city bizman and expects to recover another 7 crore. 

Nine booked under MPIDA

The chargesheet includes total 23 accused including 11 new accused. The new accused are Minakshi Sachin Kowe (34),  Shriniwasan Ramkumar Ayyar (30), Vaishali Shriniwasan Ayyar alias Dayalkar (31), both residents of Plot No 220, Mulund Darshan Society, Mulund (East), Mumbai; Parag Raman Hangekar (37), a resident of Plot No 504, Jyulian Alpas, A-Wing, near Bhakti Park, Wadala (East), Mumbai; Ramkumar Subramnyam Ayyar (58), a resident of Flat No. 220, sixth floor, H Wing, Mulund colony, Mulund (West), Mumbai; Tanuja Satyajeet Dharmadhikari (40), a resident of Plot No. A-1/7, Yogiraj Apt. Amravati Road, Nagpur; Payal Kishansingh Bindra (28), a resident of 8/4, Akar builders, Chitanvis lay-out, Napgur; Rajesh Bhaiyyalal Turkar (38), a resident of Pandharabodi, Jai Nagar, Nagpur; Kaustubh Kishor Shastri (28), a resident of E-1, Kanchan Gauri Apt., Khare-town, Dharampeth, Nagpur;  Suhas Khapre and Devdatta Kardare. 

Above accused have been booked under (Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act) MPID excluding Suhas Khapre and Devdatta Kardare. Khapre and Kardare are booked under Section 506 of Indian Penal Code and 109 of CRPC. 

Sources informed that Parag Hangekar, a resident of Mumbai, was also a prime accused in the case. Wasankar had invested crores of money on the direction of Hangekar. 

Prime accused in the case 

Sources informed that the prime accused are the important beneficiaries of the case who played main role in the scam including Prashant Jaideo Wasankar (42), a resident of 42, Shrinatharpan, Jaitala Road; Vinay Jaideo Wasnkar (39), a resident of 401, Marigold Apt., Plot No. R-14, Laxmi Nagar; Abhijit Jayant Choudhary (30), a resident of Plot No. 58, Prasad Nagar, Jaitala; Mithila Vinay Wasankar (32), a resident of 401, Marigold Apt, Laxminagar;  Sujeet Chttobratta Maujumdar (46); Sarika Rukesh Chakunde (36);  Bhagyashree Prashant Wasankar (35), a resident of 401, Marigold Apt., Plot No. R-14, Laxmi Nagar; Kumud Jayant Choudhary (60), a resident of Plot No. 58, Prasad Nagar, Jaitala Road; 

Seven are still absconding

A police officer informed that total seven accused are still absconding in the case -- Chandrakant Roy, Dipti Patki, Manoj Pande, Hemant Kamadi, Nitesh Dawada, Vaishali Shreyas and Sarala Wasankar.