PRAYAGRAJ, April 7 -- A Rs 4.60 crore fraud has been reported under the Civil Lines police station area, where a woman was allegedly cheated under the guise of a business partnership. The accused, Navendra Kumar Pandey of Vinoba Nagar, Naini, is charged with using forged documents to dupe the complainant and later threatening her with dire consequences when she demanded her money back. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation. According to the complaint filed by Ritu Bhagat, a resident of Jhulelal Nagar, Lukerganj, she met Pandey in December 2023 at a Civil Lines hotel. Claiming to represent Bhartiya Samaj Kalyan Evam Gramin Vikas Sanstha, Sonbhadra, he offered her a 25% partnership in a DDU-GKY project. Trusting him, she transferred Rs 35 lakh on January 8, 2024. He later claimed to have secured a larger project, DDU-GKY 2.0, and persuaded her to invest more, citing the need for a Rs 3 crore bank guarantee. The complainant alleged that she transferred Rs 92.50 lakh via bank, paid Rs 2.50 crore in cash in two installments, and deposited another Rs 82.71 lakh into the accused's account through an acquaintance. She was shown an approval letter claimed to be issued by the ministry of rural development, which was later found to be forged. After August 2024, the accused reportedly stopped responding, and when approached for a refund, allegedly abused and threatened her. Civil Lines SHO Ramashray Yadav confirmed that a case has been registered and investigations are underway....