Special teams will be created to facilitate the collection and verification of AgriGold bonds and receipts. (AI image)
The centre will operate at the DGP CID office, Carlton House, Palace Road, from October 27 to November 6. Contact: Ravi CV, DySP, 9448530601. Verification centres have been established at district police headquarters in the following locations: Tumakuru: Chandrashekar, DySP, 9480802920 Mandya: Contact details not provided Bagalkote: Gajanan Sutar, DySP, 9480803920 Udupi: Beliyappa K U, DySP, 9480805420 Raichur: Shantaveera, DySP, 9480803820 Dakshina Kannada: Manjunath RB, DySP, 8277986475 Chikkaballapura: DySP, 9480802520 Hassan: Gangadharappa RV, 9480804720 The centres will conduct scheduled verification drives through November. The AgriGold scam was a multi-state financial fraud that allegedly defrauded around 32 lakh investors of an estimated Rs 6,380 crore. When maturity payouts began failing in late 2014, investors and agents filed police complaints across multiple states, triggering raids and the eventual arrest of key management personnel.
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