<p>The Delhi Police has arrested a woman from Gujarat for allegedly duping around 200 people to the tune of over Rs 2 crore by luring them to invest in various schemes on the promise of high returns, officials said on Friday.</p>.<p>The 40-year-old woman and her friend Parveen Kumar Singh were operating a society named Jai Maa Laxmi Cooperative Thrift and Credit Society Ltd and running a clothing store at Mandawali in East Delhi, they said.</p>.<p>They lured the shop visitors into investing in several schemes, including those promising high-interest rates, loan, flat booking and lucky draw, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>"During the investigation, it came to notice that neither any society in the name of ‘Jai Maa Laxmi Co-operative Thrift and Credit Society’ was registered with RBI as NBFC nor any Parveen Kumar Singh and his woman friend registered with RBI," said O P Mishra, Joint Commissioner of Police, Economic Offences Wing (EOW).</p>.<p>They were not authorised to collect the money from the public directly in any scheme, police said.</p>.<p>The accused were absconding. The woman was traced in Surat in Gujrat through social media. A police team reached Gujarat on Thursday and apprehended the woman, police added.</p>
<p>The Delhi Police has arrested a woman from Gujarat for allegedly duping around 200 people to the tune of over Rs 2 crore by luring them to invest in various schemes on the promise of high returns, officials said on Friday.</p>.<p>The 40-year-old woman and her friend Parveen Kumar Singh were operating a society named Jai Maa Laxmi Cooperative Thrift and Credit Society Ltd and running a clothing store at Mandawali in East Delhi, they said.</p>.<p>They lured the shop visitors into investing in several schemes, including those promising high-interest rates, loan, flat booking and lucky draw, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>"During the investigation, it came to notice that neither any society in the name of ‘Jai Maa Laxmi Co-operative Thrift and Credit Society’ was registered with RBI as NBFC nor any Parveen Kumar Singh and his woman friend registered with RBI," said O P Mishra, Joint Commissioner of Police, Economic Offences Wing (EOW).</p>.<p>They were not authorised to collect the money from the public directly in any scheme, police said.</p>.<p>The accused were absconding. The woman was traced in Surat in Gujrat through social media. A police team reached Gujarat on Thursday and apprehended the woman, police added.</p>