THANE, Sept. 7 -- The Dombivli Police have filed a case against a man identified as Prashant Angne for allegedly duping 67 investors of Rs.7 crore in the Dombivli-Kalyan region. Angne allegedly lured investors into putting their money into his financial schemes by promising a daily return of 1%. The scamster, who was previously arrested for a similar fraud, was released on bail by the Supreme Court and allegedly resumed his investment business. He is currently absconding, and his whereabouts are not known to the police or investors. According to the police, Angne ran "investment schemes" under the banner Progain Rental Services and approached investors through motivational videos on social media. He offered returns ranging from 5% to 30% on their investments. After getting the initial investments, he allegedly paid monthly returns for a few months before eventually stopping the payments. The defrauded investors have formed a group and approached the Dombivli and Thane police, demanding that the Thane Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) take action in the matter. In 2023, Angne and his wife Pallavi had formed an investment firm called Concunsmart Shares and Stock Broker Pvt Ltd, and allegedly duped 52 investors of Rs.2.77 crore by making false promises of lucrative returns. A case was registered against him in Bhandup, followed by a case registered by the EOW of the Mumbai Police. Dombivli's assistant commissioner of police Vijay Marathe told HT that there were three cases against Angne in Bhandup, Dombivli and Thane. "We have booked him for fraud and initiated further investigation. At present, 67 investors have come forward with complaints, claiming that they have been cheated of Rs.7 crore. However, we suspect that the number of investors duped and the amount involved could be higher."...