Gangtok, Aug. 2 -- A Tadong resident has filed a police complaint after allegedly being swindled out of Rs 42 lakh in a fraudulent loan scheme. Bimal Tewari claims he was deceived by a man who promised to secure a Rs 15 crore business loan.

According to the complaint filed at the Sadar Police Station, Tewari was introduced in 2022 to a Delhi-based finance firm, Golden FERNS LLP, by a person identified as Sangeet Kumar Jha.

Jha allegedly presented the company as a non-banking financial company (NBFC) and promised to arrange a substantial business loan.

Based on a letter of undertaking provided in November 2023, Tewari reportedly transferred a total of Rs 42 lakh in "loan processing charges." The amount was paid in two parts: Rs 26.85 l...