GORAKHPUR, April 5 -- In a major breakthrough, Gorakhpur police have arrested three individuals from Mumbai for allegedly duping investors of crores of rupees on the pretext of offering fake franchise licences for bars, lounges, cafes and salons of reputed brands, officials confirmed on Saturday. Patil Nimish Dashrath, SP (city), Gorakhpur, said the accused will be brought to Gorakhpur on transit remand for further interrogation. According to police, the case was registered at Gorakhpur's Ramgarh Tal police station following a written complaint by Juhi Singh, a resident of the Ramgarh Tal area, in December 2025. An FIR was lodged under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and an investigation was initiated. During the investigation, police found that the accused used fake agreements, forged signatures and misleading documents to gain investors' confidence. Payments ranging from Rs.12.5 lakh to over Rs.1 crore were allegedly collected and routed through multiple bank accounts.Ramgarh Tal SHO Nitin Raghunath Srivastava said police first arrested Vaibhav Mani Tripathi, Karunesh Pratap Shahi and two others. Later, Shafique Khan, Krishna Devi and Naveen Ahuja were held in Mumbai.HTC...