The police arrested Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi’s Erode district treasurer for taking money from people promising them a house plot and then defrauding them for three months without giving them the house plot or returning their money.
Vijayabalan, who hails from Prabhu Nagar next to Perundurai in Erode District, is the district treasurer of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.
Vijayabalan, the alleged VCK fraudster, collected up to Rs 54000 from 18 people in Mukasipidariyur, near Chennimalai in Erode district, promising them a house plot at a subsidised rate. It is said that the VCK functionary has collected money from the people for past three months.
In this scenario, the people who had paid the VCK fraudster Vijayabalan requested the house plot after a few months. However, he was not properly responding to those who had paid him.
Realizing they had been deceived, victim Tamil Selvi and her husband Gunasekaran went to Vijayabalan and demanded that he either return the money they had given him or give them the house plot.
VCK treasurer Vijayabalan, on the other hand, became enraged and attacked both the couple for demanding their money back. The couple was seriously wounded and was taken to Perundurai Government Medical College and Hospital, where they were treated for their injuries before being discharged.
After returning from hospital, Tamil Selvi and her husband Gunasekaran made a complaint to the Perundurai police, who later booked VCK fraudster Vijayabalan under four sections, including cheating, fraud, and threatening to kill. Following a preliminary investigation, police arrested and remanded the VCK treasurer.
(with inputs from Jaya News)
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