Jaisalmer: More than 5,000 people in Barmer were allegedly duped of over Rs 100 crore through an online investment platform, Aurora Ex, which promised to double their money. Several victims approached Kotwali police station Thursday and lodged complaints against the company and its alleged local agents.According to complainants, local agents organised meetings and lured people into investing through promises of high returns and incentives.A student alleged that Asulal, a resident of Sedwa, and his associates persuaded her to invest. She claimed she took a gold loan of Rs 8 lakh and deposited the entire amount in the app.The platform allegedly offered a mobile phone and a foreign trip for deposits of Rs 3.85 lakh, besides promising a Rs 50,000 reward.The student said she later recruited around 70 people and helped collect nearly Rs 70 lakh from them. She also named Deepak of Dhorimanna and Ugam Singh Rajpurohit of Sojat in Pali district as allegedly involved in the network.Several victims said they had taken gold and personal loans to invest, hoping to double their money. They alleged that the network operators had also developed the app.Complainants estimated that over 5,000 people had invested in Barmer, with the amount exceeding Rs 100 crore. The actual number of victims and losses are yet to be established.Victims have demanded the return of their principal, saying they were facing pressure from people they had brought into the scheme.Kotwali SHO Manoj Kumar confirmed receiving complaints and said police had launched an investigation to identify those involved.
Over 5,000 investors allege Rs 100cr fraud in Barmer | Jaipur News
