Chennai: A man in Porur here was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police after he laundered crores of money from businessmen from across the country.
The incident came to light when three special teams from Uttar Pradesh landed in Chennai based on a complaint filed by a businessman.
The man had claimed that Karthikeyan (32), an employee at a private financing company in Porur, had promised him a loan of ' 35 crore with no collateral. The borrower only had to pay Rs 35 lakh for it, he had said. “All his transactions were online, and he had duped businessmen in Delhi and even in Kolkata this way,” a police officer claimed.
On Monday evening, the special teams prepared to take him to Delhi when Karthikeyan complained of chest pain at the airport. He was immediately rushed to the Chennai international airport hospital. Doctors rubbished it as gastric problem and that he was quite fit to fly. However, due to the drama, the team missed the 5:30 pm flight. Instead, a 9:15 pm flight would have taken them to Delhi, a source said.
In another case, four men from Ramanathapuram in southern Tamil Nadu, lodged a complaint at the city police commissioner's office claiming that one Karthikeyan had duped them of '50 lakh each, promising them jobs in government banks. A case has been registered and investigations are on.
