BENGALURU: The Andhra Pradesh government, through a dedicated group of ministers, has partnered with the Karnataka CID to establish a verification framework for victims and agents of the AgriGold scam across Karnataka.Following discussions between the director-general of police of AP CID and Pronab Mohanty, DGP of Karnataka CID, special teams have been deployed to streamline the collection and verification of original AgriGold bonds and receipts.Nine special bond verification centres have been set up across Karnataka districts to make the process accessible. The centres will operate from 10am to 5pm daily, except Sundays.
Bengaluru city
The centre will operate at the DGP CID office, Carlton House, Palace Road, from October 27 to November 6.
- Contact: Ravi CV, DySP, 9448530601.
Regional districts
Verification centres have been established at district police headquarters in the following locations:
- Tumakuru: Chandrashekar, DySP, 9480802920
- Mandya: Contact details not provided
- Bagalkote: Gajanan Sutar, DySP, 9480803920
- Udupi: Beliyappa K U, DySP, 9480805420
- Raichur: Shantaveera, DySP, 9480803820
- Dakshina Kannada: Manjunath RB, DySP, 8277986475
- Chikkaballapura: DySP, 9480802520
- Hassan: Gangadharappa RV, 9480804720
The centres will conduct scheduled verification drives through November.
What is the AgriGold scam?
The AgriGold scam was a multi-state financial fraud that allegedly defrauded around 32 lakh investors of an estimated Rs 6,380 crore.The group collected public deposits by promising lucrative returns or land plots at heavily discounted rates upon maturity.It operated through a vast network of commission agents across southern and central India, primarily in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Odisha.When maturity payouts began failing in late 2014, investors and agents filed police complaints across multiple states, triggering raids and the eventual arrest of key management personnel.
