Sontu Jain's Police Custody Extended Until October 27; Dr. Bagga and Bank Manager Arrested in High-Profile Fraud Case

Sontu Jain, the alleged international bookie, had his police custody extended until October 27. In a high-profile fraud case, Dr. Gaurav Bagga and bank manager Ankesh Khandelwal were arrested for assisting Sontu in transferring cash and jewellery from his frozen bank lockers. The court granted an eight-day remand for both suspects.

Following the end of Sontu's initial remand, the police sought a nine-day extension to investigate a fraudulent online gaming app case. However, the court extended Sontu's police custody until October 27. The police are now planning to conduct a thorough investigation in a new manner. Sontu surrendered to the court on October 16.

Previously, police conducted raids at seven locations in Gondia, Bhandara, and Nagpur after discovering that Sontu had moved assets from his bank lockers with the assistance of Ankesh and Dr. Bagga. Both were friends of Sontu and had relocated gold and money from his bank locker, which was placed in the name of Dr. Bagga's wife, Garima. This information was obtained from Sontu's mobile phone and submitted to the police.

A new fraud case was filed against Dr. Bagga, Garima, Kusumdevi Jain (Sontu's mother), her son Montu, and his wife Shraddha at Gittikhadan police station for relocating assets from the frozen lockers. Additionally, Sontu's friend Bunty Kothari was arrested by the police.

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