Family dupes Thailand national of Rs 70 lakh

New Delhi: In yet another case of duping against foreign nationals in the capital, a Thailand national was allegedly duped of Rs 70 lakh approximately in the city.

The victim filed a complaint with the police, following which an FIR was registered in the case. Suthisa Korthamm-arungsee (30), a Thailand national runs a family business of farming in Bangkok. She was allegedly duped by four persons — Rajpal Singh, Manvinder Kaur, Kamaljeet Kaur and Hira Singh.

She first met conman Mr Rajpal Singh and Kamaljeet Kaur in 2011 through her daughter Manvinder Kaur, who was victim’s neighbour in Bangkok. Mr Rajpal and his family had introduced themselves to the victim as the people closer to top politicians in the country.

The accused successfully convinced the victim to invest into property in Delhi, and had, after some meetings, told Ms Suthisa to come to Delhi. They told the victim that they can help her earn her quick bucks, and also assured her a DDA flat in return.

When Mr Rajpal Singh returned to India, he contacted Ms Suthisa again and insisted her to invest in property in Delhi. He even offered her air tickets for coming to India.

Ms Suthisa told the police in her complaint that she met Mr Rajpal at the governor’s suite at Himachal Sadan in Delhi in March 2011. The accused also booked the governor suite for her. During the meetings with the victim, Mr Rampal Singh told the victim that he knew the governor very well.

The victim told the police that Mr Rajpal Singh told her that he would arrange a flat worth Rs 90 lakh in Rajender Nagar area for her. He convinced Ms Suthisa that the money she had invested would help her get the flat at a reasonable rate in the next two to three years. Later, she was told to give the money to Manvinder Kaur in Bangkok.

The victim paid around Rs 27 lakh in installments. In 2013, Mr Rajpal Singh again visited Bangkok and met the victim in a hotel and asked her to pay Rs 27 lakh more for the flat. She paid the money to him and his son Hira Singh.

Upon reaching Delhi again after making payments, the victim learnt that she was cheated by the family. Mr Rampal also threatened to kill her.

She told this newspaper that the accused and his family were involved in several cases of fraud.