Former BSF cook arrested for cheating people over ₹100 crore

The accused, identified as Oma Ram alias Ram Marwari, 38, was found involved in 59 criminal cases in Rajasthan

A 38-year-old former Border Security Force (BSF) cook was arrested on Thursday from Rohini for cheating people for over ₹100 crore through a multi-level marketing scheme in Rajasthan, the police said on Friday.

The accused, identified as Oma Ram alias Ram Marwari, 38, a resident of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, was found involved in 59 criminal cases in Rajasthan.

According to the police, Marwari worked as a cook in the BSF from 2004 to 2006. Later, he started working in a multi-level marketing company as an agent. In 2008, he established a new company Mitashi Trade Link and was the managing director of the same.

Commission was offered to new members if they joined. After depositing ₹4,000, members had to find at least ten more members to join to be eligible for commission, the officer said. Each member would also get a safari suit worth ₹400.

The member would get a bike from the company if they gave a business worth ₹2 lakh per month continuously for one year. In this manner, thousands of members joined and the company cheated the public of over ₹100 crore, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Vichitra Veer said.

In 2011, a large number of criminal cases were filed against the company in Rajasthan after they were found defaulting the payment of commissions and re-payment. Subsequently, Marwari absconded, the police said.

In 2014, he came to Delhi and dealt with properties. Four years later, he opened a grocery store ‘Cash Back Bazar’ in Najafgarh which went into loss. Two years later, he was arrested in a rape case at Najafgarh police station, they said.