After the arrest of swindler Gaurav Sharma alias Gora,
who posed as Punjab Chief Minister’s election strategist Prashant Kishor, many
new facts are coming up during the probe.
In the latest development, Gora has admitted that before being nabbed by Ludhiana CP Rakesh Aggarwal, he had made a call to acclaimed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala to give him the ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections.
During the preliminary investigation accused swindler said that he had called up Moosewala and finalized the deal for Rs 5 crore. Now, Ludhiana Police is trying to make contact with the pop-singer to confirm the development.
He further revealed that the funding of the ticket was fixed to be done from abroad. However, if this happens, a money-laundering group could be traced and cases can be registered against the culprits under the money laundering act.
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Presently, Gaurav Sharma is now on remand and he is being interrogated to know the name of other members involved in this malpractice.
Meanwhile, three leaders have approached the police and lodged the complaint against the swindler gang. Reportedly the police have detained three culprits in the case, one each from Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Delhi.
According to the sources, tricksters have been able to dupe the leaders on the pretext of providing election tickets and had made money in crores.
Divulging the details, Joint Police Commissioner Sachin Gupta said the accused is a pro in his money extortion business. During the investigation, he tries to deceive the officials too but, in haste and pressure, he might have spoken the truth.
Meanwhile, the police is constantly trying to reach out Sidhu Moosewala to confirm about Rs 5 crore deal. They have also raised an alert for the leaders who have fallen prey in his trap and have asked them to lodge a complaint against him so police can give him a stringent punishment.
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