Female wrestler from Hisar accused of fraud by Delhi Police officer slits wrist
Chandigarh, Aug 31: A woman wrestler from Hisar slit her wrist at her home allegedly over being "falsely" accused of defrauding a police officer of around Rs 50 lakh.
Rounak Gulia told reporters in Hisar that she had slashed her wrist at her home here on Tuesday and was at present in an hospital.
A Delhi Police officer Deepak Sharma, posted as Assistant Superintendent at Delhi Prisons Department, had recently lodged a complaint against Rounak and her husband Ankit Gulia of allegedly defrauding him of more than Rs 50 lakh luring him with huge profits if he invested in their health supplement business.
Rounak in her defence has claimed that Deepak Sharma and her husband knew each other and had some financial dealings pertaining to some business.
She said Sharma has claimed she was absconding whereas she was very much present in Hisar.
Rounak said that she separated from her husband in April this year when she came to know about the pending financial matter between her husband and Sharma.
"On March 2, Deepak Sharma claims, I along with my husband came and took cash from him. But on that date, I was in Belarus for training.
"No money was transferred into my account. The name of the company Sharma has mentioned was closed over a year ago. I am being harassed and being accused falsely," she said.
The wrestler who also appeared in a reality show in 2021 said she got to know about the accusations a few days ago when she was getting ready for her practice.
"I returned from my practice. I was mentally upset. I slit my wrist. When I gained consciousness, I found myself in hospital," she said and demanded an impartial probe into the matter.
Hisar Police said it is probing the charges.
"We have recorded her statement and investigations are being conducted," a Hisar police official said.
As it happens, Deepak Sharma is known for his passion for bodybuilding and had appeared in a reality TV show in 2021. He met Raunak Gulia on the show who was also a participant.
During the show, Raunak introduced herself as a performer and said her husband is a well known entrepreneur in the field of healthcare products, Delhi police had said earlier.
In May 2022, Rounak introduced Sharma to her husband, Ankit Gulia, at the launch party of their supplement brand in which Rounak was a director, said the FIR registered at Madhu Vihar Police Station in east Delhi.
In January, Rounak told Sharma that her husband's business was flourishing and they were earning a huge profit but needed more funds to diversify their brands and set up more outlets, it stated.
Rounak persuaded Sharma that if he could invest Rs 50 lakh then her husband could get him 10 to 15 per cent profit with no share in losses, and also offered him to become a brand ambassador of the company and brand, the FIR said.
Sharma agreed to give the money with the agreement that he will get 15 per cent in the profit. After February this year, he transferred Rs 43 lakh into Ankit's account and further Rs 8 lakh in cash on several occasions, it said.
In April, Sharma claimed he was duped by the couple and filed a complaint.
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Explosion near CRPF School in Delhi caused by lit cigarette butts: Report
New Delhi: The investigation team that probed the explosion that took place outside the CRPF School in the Prashant Vihar area of the city on October 20 morning has reportedly not found any terror force behind the blast.
The investigation team, consisting of Delhi Police and staff members from central agencies, has stated in its report that cigarette butts thrown by a local resident might have come in contact with industrial waste and have caused the explosion. Circumstantial evidence does not show the incident to have a terror angle to it, reports The Indian Express.
The Delhi Police, the city bomb squad and the fire brigade had rushed to the spot following the explosion, which was initially believed to have been caused by a crude bomb. The forensic experts who inspected the spot hinted at the presence of potassium chlorate, hydrogen peroxide and some electrical wires there. The school wall had been damaged and the windows of a car nearby had shattered in the explosion.
The investigation team scanned the CCTV camera footage and zeroed in on around 10 people questioned. A senior police officer said that a North Delhi-based businessman from Prashant Vihar was found to be present at the spot around five minutes before the explosion, as he had come there on Sunday morning to walk his dog. The CCTV footage showed him smoking and, after questioning him, the team concluded that he had left lit cigarette butts before leaving the spot, the officer added.
The spot where the explosion took place is learned to have been usually used for dumping garbage and also has a public urinal.
An officer has said that the Delhi Police had consulted forensic and technical experts of the National Security Guard regarding the things found on the explosion site but are yet to get the report. The officer added that they have found no detonator so far.
